Modern humans can be recognized by their smaller facial structure when compared with Neanderthals and other hominin ancestors ...

The oldest in Western Europe, this fractured skull has introduced a series of new questions about early humanity.

The bone tools were created the same way tools were made from stone.

Researchers found European-style Quina tools in China, dating back 55,000 years, challenging the view that East Asia’s Middle ...

Before hominins intentionally chipped stone to make tools, they likely used sharp rocks already shaped by natural forces.

Analysis - The ancestors of humans started making tools about 3.3 million years ago. First they made them out of stone, then ...

"It is quite astonishing… natural knives were likely readily available to our hominin ancestors." And Finestone's field research in Kenya shows that early hominin food processing sites often occur ...

A cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools uncovered in Tanzania suggest ancient human ancestors were capable of critical thinking and advanced craftsmanship.

New evidence uncovered in east Africa indicates ancient hominins began crafting tools from animal bones far earlier than previously thought. If confirmed, our human ancestors started shaping bones by ...

"It is quite astonishing… natural knives were likely readily available to our hominin ancestors." And Finestone's field research in Kenya shows that early hominin food processing sites often ...