Unlike stone or bone, it rarely survives more than a few centuries ... This is in contrast to colder, more northern settings where tools of similar age have been found (such as Schöningen in Germany), ...

300,000-year-old wooden tools found in southwestern China reveal surprising sophistication from the ancestors of modern humans.

300,000-year-old wooden tools found in southwestern China reveal surprising sophistication from the ancestors of modern humans.

Unlike stone or bone, it rarely survives more than a few centuries ... This is in contrast to colder, more northern settings where tools of similar age have been found (such as Schöningen in Germany), ...

Stone Age humans living by a lake in what’s now Germany systematically processed animal carcasses for fatty nutrients — essentially running what scientists describe as a “fat factory” to boil bones on ...

Yet the Scladina multitool is the first known lion bone turned into a tool. It means Neanderthals not only handled lions, but ...

Learn about the 430,000-year-old stone tools and techniques that allowed ancient humans to butcher elephant meat for a hefty meal.

A new study reveals that Stone Age humans in Germany operated a 'fat factory' to extract nutrients from animal bones.

A trove of prehistoric Ice Age treasures are being exhibited alongside classic works of art to show why they deserve their ...

Marungur was among eight locations where the TNSDA took up excavations in 2024-25. While the exact period is yet to be ...

Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000 years old, new dating has shown. Discovered during excavations carried out in 2014–15 and 2018 ...

Discover how ancient humans scaled up their food production to survive in harsh environments.