Annabeth Hanlon took this photo of an Inupiaq couple at Point Barrow, today known as Utqiagvik, in the spring of 1945. The couple is wearing attigluks, the predecessor to today’s kuspuk.

A new study reveals that humans used whale bones as tools 20,000 years ago, unlocking secrets of ancient coastal life and ocean ecology. (CREDIT: Domenic Biagini and Gone Whale Watching) ...

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New research has indicated that humans used whale bones to create tools as many as 20,000 years ago. These findings have provided new insights into the cultures and abilities of ancient humans, and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools from whale bone. The bones, fashioned into narrow projectiles for hunting, had been uncovered in ...

The oldest whale specimens are dated to roughly 19,000 to 20,000 years ago, representing some of the earliest known evidence of humans using the remains of whales to make tools.

Researchers have identified the world’s oldest known whale bone tools. This spear point made of gray whale bone, from a French rock–shelter, dates to between 18,000 and 17,500 years old ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest evidence of humans crafting tools from whale bones, dating back roughly 20,000 years. The bones, shaped into narrow projectiles for hunting, were found during ...