Europe’s Stone Age has taken an edgy turn. A new analysis finds that human ancestors living in what is now Spain fashioned double-edged stone cutting tools as early as 900,000 years ago, almost twice ...

22:18, Thu, Oct 19, 2023 Updated: 23:22, Thu, Oct 19, 2023 A stone ax of the type used more than 500,000 years ago has been spotted in an unexpected place — a painting from the 15th century. Typically ...

AlUla, Saudi Arabia, 7 November 2023: A team of researchers working in AlUla, north-west Saudi Arabia, has discovered what is likely to be the largest stone 'hand axe' artefact found anywhere in the ...

Hyderabad: Paleolithic tools, including a stone axe, were found in a stream between Gurrevula and Bhupathipuram villages in Telangana’s Mulugu district. History enthusiasts of Kotha Telangana Charitra ...

A stone hand axe could always use a few accessories. An improbable new set of tools combines two state-of-the-art technologies that were created 1.8 million years apart: Prehistoric hand axes and 3-D ...

We know Neanderthals used fire because we have burned animal bones from several archaeological sites along with evidence that Neanderthals collected manganese dioxide, a black mineral powder the helps ...

The ability to make a Lower Paleolithic hand axe depends on complex cognitive control by the prefrontal cortex, including the "central executive" function of working memory, a new study finds. PLoS ...

Fine-grained basalt tool is 51.3cm long and likely more than 200,000 years old Appears to be the world's largest 'hand axe' dating to the Lower-Middle Palaeolithic period Royal Commission for AlUla's ...

The hand axe was discovered by an international team of archaeologists working with The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), directed by Dr Ömer 'Can' Aksoy and Dr Gizem Kahraman Aksoy of TEOS Heritage.

AlUla, north-west Saudi Arabia, has discovered what is likely to be the largest stone 'hand axe' artefact found anywhere in the world. Initial field assessment suggests that this giant artefact dates ...