How researchers know early humans were quarrying stone for tools over 200K years ago

Early humans were quarrying stone in southern Africa over 200,000 years ago, reveals new research. People quarried rocks for ...

Early humans in South Africa were quarrying stone as far back as 220,000 years ago

As long as 220,000 years ago—far earlier than previously thought—people quarried rocks for their tools in places they ...
Greek Reporter

Early Humans Quarried Stone 220,000 Years Ago, Far Earlier Than Believed

A new study reveals early humans deliberately quarried stone for tools 220,000 years ago, showing advanced planning far ...

Stone handaxes found in Galilee show early humans valued aesthetics of their tools

The axes were dated to the Pleistocene, likely made by Homo erectus, the first human species to evolve to have a humanlike ...
Earth.com

Stone Age humans used these mysterious signs and symbols to store and share information, almost 40,000 years before writing was invented

New research shows Stone Age humans created structured signs and symbol systems 40,000 years ago, long before formal writing ...
Los Angeles Times

Stone Age humans were picky about which rocks they used for making tools, study finds

Early human ancestors during the Old Stone Age were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously known, according to research published Friday. Not only did these early people ...
Greek Reporter

Scientists Reconstruct Face of Early Human Who Lived 16,000 Years Ago

Scientists reconstructed the face of a prehistoric human using a 16,000-year-old skull in southern China offering clues about early human life ...
Science Daily

Archaeologists uncover lost land bridge that may rewrite human history

New research along Turkey’s Ayvalık coast reveals a once-submerged land bridge that may have helped early humans cross from Anatolia into Europe. Archaeologists uncovered 138 Paleolithic tools across ...