Archaeologists Found 1.5-Million-Year-Old Bone Tools That Show Early Humans Were Unexpected Geniuses
The bone tools were created the same way tools were made from stone.
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These bone tools from 1.5 million years ago rewrite the history of early human innovation
In a nutshell Archaeologists discovered 27 bone tools dating back 1.5 million years at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, pushing ...
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New research reveals ancient humans used animal bone tools much earlier than thought
Ignacio de la Torre, co-director of the excavation and a CSIC researcher, says the bone tools are from the Acheulean period, which is known as the age of the hand axes — tear-shaped tools with a ...
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Ancient humans made tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago
A newly discovered cache of 27 carved and sharpened bones from elephants and hippos found in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge site pushes back the date for ancient bone tool use by around 1 million years.