7,000-year-old hunting kit gives ‘snapshots’ of ancient human life, researchers say
An ancient human’s hunting kit castoffs found in modern-day Big Bend National Park can help reveal how people lived in the ...
Archaeologists unearthed a cache of stone tools. Neanderthals may have made them, study finds
Archaeologists in China’s Yunnan province unearthed stone tools crafted in a style associated with Neanderthals that hasn’t ...
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East
Archaeologists have thought that ancient people in East Asia completely skipped the Middle Paleolithic. Our discovery challenges the long-standing notion that while ancient people in Europe and Africa ...
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Stone Scrapers Found in China Shift Ideas on Paleolithic Tool Development
Tools were once thought to have arisen out of Africa and Europe, then spread eastward. New findings challenge that assumption ...
Stone tool discovery shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic
New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans' neighbors, new technologies meant ...
50,000-Year-Old Tools Found in China Could Point to Unknown Human Ancestor
Researchers found European-style Quina tools in China, dating back 55,000 years, challenging the view that East Asia’s Middle ...
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13,000-Year-Old Clovis Stone Tool Found Beneath Maryland Churchyard
REISTERSTOWN, MARYLAND—According to a report by The Baltimore Banner, a team of volunteers and archaeologists from the Maryland Historical Trust unearthed a 13,000-year-old stone tool from a ...
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New CELT Initiative: Apply for a Career-Integrated Curriculum Mini-Grant
Share outcomes through a CELT workshop, faculty symposium, CELT listserv and website, or other dissemination channels and contribute to the development of a "playbook" for integrating CCE preparation ...
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Even the common people drank wine in Troy
For the first time ever, a team of researchers has found chemical evidence that wine was actually drunk in Troy, verifying a conjecture of Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the legendary ...
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Every Major Power Tool Brand Ranked Worst To Best
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For DIY aficionados, seasoned craftsmen, and professionals alike, power tools are not just tools -– they are the engine driving every ...
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Home tools and toolboxes
by Doug Mahoney Duck Max Strength is the best all-purpose duct tape. by Doug Mahoney The Anvil Homeowner’s Tool Set from Home Depot is the best basic pre-assembled home toolkit we’ve found.
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From nature to knapping: The surprising origins of stone tools
The invention of sharp stone tools – known as “knapping” – marked a turning point in early human evolution, allowing our ancestors to access new food resources, from tough plant fibers to animal ...