stone tools
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Early Humans Were Using Fire 300,000 Years Ago to Forge Superior Stone Tools
The prehistoric practice of using controlled fires to produce customised stone tools dates back 300,000 years, according to new research. The discovery affirms the cognitive and cultural sophistication of human species living at this time.
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Discovery Of Stone Tools In China Shows Early Humans Left Africa Over 2 Million Years Ago
Archaeologists working in the Shangchen region of China have uncovered dozens of stone tools, the oldest of which date back 2.1 million years, making them the earliest known evidence of a human presence outside of Africa.
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Hundreds Of Stone Tools Uncovered At Prehistoric ‘Picnic Spot’
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered an ancient sweet spot in which early humans flourished some 500,000 years ago.