Ancient humans made tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago
The bone tools date from more than a million years before our species, Homo sapiens, arose around 300,000 years ago.
Cache of oldest bone tools reveals craftsmanship of early human ancestors
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.
Tools made from elephant and hippo bones show ingenuity of human ancestors
An assemblage of tools found in Tanzania that was fashioned about 1.5 million years ago from the limb bones of elephants and hippos reveals what scientists are calling a technological breakthrough for the human evolutionary lineage - systematic production of implements made from a material other than 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 striking them at specific angles in a process known as knapping as much as 1.
1.5 million-year-old bone tools crafted by human ancestors in Tanzania are oldest of their kind
The oldest human-crafted bone tools on record are 1.5 million years old, a finding that suggests our ancestors were much smarter than previously thought, a new study reports. The tools, made from hippo and elephant leg bones,
Trove of Ancient Axes Shows Early Humans Made Tools From Bones
Deep in a trench in Tanzania, researchers found dozens of tools crafted from animal bones some 1.5 million years old.
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17th-century castle defenses — the first ever found — discovered in UK. See the find
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