Tag: Knapping
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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 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…