500,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Hammer Unearthed in England Rewrites European Prehistory

An ancient elephant bone hammer from southern England reveals that early humans used rare materials to precisely sharpen stone tools, highlighting unexpected technological sophistication 500,000 years ...
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New discovery of ancient bone tools from East Africa reveals greater complexity in the evolution of early human technology

New discoveries made in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania by an international team led by Ignacio de la Torre, CSIC-Spanish National Research Council, push back the archaeological record of bone-tool ...
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Humans Have Been Producing Bone Tools For Over 1 Million Years Longer Than We Thought

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1.5 million‑year‑old bone tools discovered in Tanzania rewrite the history of human evolution

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Bone needles may have been the Swiss Army knives of prehistoric life

From Tattoos To Ceremonies: Ancient Bone Needles Served Far More Purposes Than Survival In A Nutshell Researchers analyzed nearly 1,200 documented uses of bone needles and awls across 59 Indigenous ...