George Washington University archaeologist David Braun and his colleagues recently unearthed stone tools from a 2.75 ...

The study found that early humans passed down tool-making skills for hundreds of thousands of years in Kenya as their climate ...

Long before the first sparks of civilization — or even humanity as we know it — our ancestors were already inventors. On the ...

A Kenyan site reveals early humans made and used the same Oldowan stone tools for 300,000 years, showing remarkable stability ...

Stone tools found at Lomekwi in Kenya date to 3.3 million years ago, long before Homo sapiens or even Homo habilis existed.

New fossils reveal the hand bones of Paranthropus boisei, proving this early human ancestor could make and use tools.

An "incredible discovery" and a "chance finding" is how a family have described uncovering a prehistoric hand axe. Mel ...

A new analysis of stone tools offers strong evidence for the theory that ancient people from the Pacific Rim traveled a coastal route from East Asia during the last ice age to become North America's ...

Recent discoveries have unveiled a fascinating chapter in human history, as stone tools provide compelling evidence of Paleolithic migrations across the Pacific into North America. This challenges the ...

If you’ve ever pulled out your garden tools in spring only to find them rusty or broken, you know how frustrating it can be.