Archaeologists have found the oldest known evidence of hafted tools in East Asia, and they challenge a previously held ...

A fragment of elephant bone used to sharpen stone axes nearly half a million years ago has been identified as the oldest ...

Ancient tools from central China are flipping the script, revealing early humans were far more innovative than history once gave them credit for.

Archaeologists uncovered 70,000-year-old handle implements in China, reshaping views of early human technology and innovation in East Asia.

This photo provided by the Homa Peninsula Paleoanthropology Project in August 2025, shows Oldowan stone tools made from a variety of raw materials sourced more than 6 miles away from where they were ...

A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a million years ago, has been uncovered in ...

Bone artifacts discovered in Tanzania push back the earliest known date of bone tool technology by over a million years. In Olduvai Gorge, archaeologists have discovered a range of bone tools thought ...

A palm-sized fragment of elephant bone, shaped and used as a precision tool almost half a million years ago, has been identified as the oldest known elephant-bone implement in Europe. Although the ...

Sharp stone technology chipped over three million years allowed early humans to exploit animal and plant food resources. But how did the production of stone tools -- called 'knapping' -- start?

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...