Archaeologists Found 1.5-Million-Year-Old Bone Tools That Show Early Humans Were Unexpected Geniuses
The bone tools were created the same way tools were made from stone.
1.5 million years ago, human ancestors used hippo bones to make tools
New evidence uncovered in east Africa indicates ancient hominins began crafting tools from animal bones far earlier than previously thought. If confirmed, our human ancestors started shaping bones by ...
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Human ancestors made the oldest known bone tools 1.5 million years ago
The excavation of bone tools at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania expands the range of ancient hominids’ cultural innovations.
Archaeologists uncovered a cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools. They’re trying to determine who made them
A cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools uncovered in Tanzania suggest ancient human ancestors were capable of critical thinking and advanced craftsmanship.
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East
New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle ...
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Prehistoric bone tool cache suggests advanced reasoning in early hominins
Those layers contain simple stone tools that marked one of the earliest recorded technological transitions. Now, researchers have uncovered a substantial cache of prehistoric bone tools in the ...
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China's ancient Quina tools challenge paleolithic stagnation beliefs
Scientists from the University of Washington have discovered Quina tools in China dating back 50,000 years. The Paleolithic ...
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1.5 million-year-old bone tools discovered in Tanzania rewrite the history of human evolution
to the micro-blades of the Later Stone Age (about 17,000 years ago). And now the picture has new detail. Our team uncovered 27 ancient bone tools during excavations at the T69 Complex, FLK West site ...
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Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East
During the Middle Paleolithic ... also hope future work will reveal who made these tools. Our excavations at Longtan did not find any human bone or DNA that could help us identify the toolmakers.