Tag: ancient tools
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500,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Tool Found in the UK: A New Chapter in European Prehistory
Uncovering an Ancient Toolmaker Archaeologists have announced a groundbreaking discovery in the United Kingdom: a 500,000-year-old tool fashioned from an elephant bone. Unearthed at a site where elephant remains are unusually scarce, this find pushes back the timeline for early tool use in Europe and broadens our understanding of how ancient humans or hominins interacted…
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500,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Tool Found in the UK Shocks Prehistory Experts
New discovery in a rarely fossil-rich landscape A groundbreaking archaeological find has shed new light on early human and hominin technology in Europe. In a site in the United Kingdom where elephant remains are sparse, researchers uncovered what is believed to be the oldest elephant bone tool in Europe, dating back roughly 500,000 years. The…
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Ancient Hafted Stone Tools Found in China Push Back Human Technology Timeline to 160,000 Years
New Discovery Shifts The Window on Early Technology Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable collection of hafted stone tools in central China, pushing the timeline for complex toolmaking deeper into prehistory. Dated to around 160,000 years ago, these artifacts were found at the Xigou site in Henan Province. The discovery suggests that early humans in this…
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Ancient Grains and Wooden Tools: Greece Reveals 430,000-Year-Old Artifacts at a Lake Shore
Unveiling an Early Chapter in Tool Technology Archaeologists have announced a breakthrough discovery from a lake shore in Greece: two wooden artifacts dating back an astonishing 430,000 years. The finds—one a long, spindly stick and the other a shorter, suggestive wooden implement—mark the oldest known wooden tools recovered to date. The excavation site, located along…
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Neanderthals’ Crimea Crayons: Ancient Red and Yellow Pigments Indicate Symbolic Art
Ancient pigments, modern questions A recent study sheds new light on how Neanderthals in the Crimean region might have used colored pigments to communicate, create art, or mark territory. Researchers contend that red and yellow materials, fashioned into pointed “crayons,” were sharpened into edges that could produce precise, deliberate marks on various surfaces. This discovery…