But how did the production of stone tools—called "knapping"—start? "I don't think it was a 'Eureka!' moment whereby hominins ...

said the study underscores the importance that tools made from materials other than stone had for our ancestors — and how these artifacts can be “essentially archaeologically invisible.” ...

The Mesolithic period is known as the middle stone age. Stone Age people cut up their food with sharpened stones and cooked it on a fire. After a good day ... Age Britons made necklaces and ...