Tag: elephant bone tool
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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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Ancient UK Site Reveals 500,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Tool
A remarkable find reshapes our view of early human ingenuity in Europe Researchers have announced a groundbreaking discovery at a site in the United Kingdom: the oldest known elephant bone tool in Europe, dating to about 500,000 years ago. This extraordinary artifact, made from an elephant bone, provides rare insight into the technological capabilities of…
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Oldest Elephant Bone Ax Sharpener Found in Ancient Europe
Groundbreaking Discovery: An Ancient Sharpening Tool Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable artifact in what is now the United Kingdom: a triangular tool carved from elephant bone, dating to roughly 480,000 years ago. This small, slender object—measuring about 4.3 by 2.3 inches (10.9 by 5.8 cm)—appears to have been used as a deliberate ax sharpener, offering…