Archaeologists from the Field Museum unearthed thousands of ancient stone tools in a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, revealing sophisticated fabrication techniques ...

Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000 years old, new dating has shown. Discovered during excavations carried out in 2014–15 and 2018–19, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Some 6,000 years ago in the northern reaches of modern Latvia, a ...

Professor, Environmental Futures Research Centre, School of Science, University of Wollongong The excavation, curation, and research of the Gantangqing site were supported by National Cultural ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Archaeologists in Kenya have dug up some of the oldest stone tools ever found, but who used them is a mystery. In the past, scientists assumed that our direct ancestors were the only ...

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