Early Stone Age populations living in northern Tanzania around 1.2 million years ago made cutting tools that were optimised for their intended use, a study has found. The Olduvai Gorge was occupied by ...

(CN) – A newly discovered archaeological site in Ethiopia shows modern humans began incorporating stone tools into daily life about 60,000 years earlier than previously thought, suggesting our ...

Founded in 1987, Diamond Blade Warehouse is a provider of diamond cutting tool products for a variety of applications In conjunction with the acquisition, W. James Farrell will continue as the ...

The first time archaeologist John Shea looked at what might be the oldest stone tools ever found, he almost blew them off. “Are you kidding me?” he remembers asking Sonia Harmand, his colleague at ...

Every time we slice into a steak or cut into some chicken, we’re taking part in a technological heritage that stretches back at least 3.4 million years. Back then, the only cutting implements around ...

Two wacky Israeli designers have recreated Stone Age tools with a 21st Century twist. Tel Aviv-based Ami Drach and Dov Ganchrow used both prehistoric techniques and cutting edge production processes ...

When monkeys in Thailand use stones as hammers and anvils to help them crack open nuts, they often accidentally create sharp flakes of rock that look like the stone cutting tools made by early humans.

Generational Group, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisory firm for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of Southern Carbide, Inc. to Peak Toolworks, a portfolio company of ...