If confirmed, our human ancestors started shaping bones by striking them at specific angles in a process known as knapping as much as 1.5 million years ago. The findings come after paleolithic ...

Much older origins of bone toolmaking were suggested by the identification of a 1.4-million-year-old hippo’s leg bone fashioned into a cutting or sawing tool, which had gone unexamined since its ...

"The study indicates our ancestors used subtly different techniques to create ... All but one of the 27 tools were made from elephant or hippo bone. Hippos were common in the area but elephants were ...

a finding that suggests our ancestors were much smarter than previously thought, a new study reports. The tools, made from hippo and elephant leg bones, were discovered at Olduvai Gorge in ...

"The study indicates our ancestors used subtly different techniques ... All but one of the 27 tools were made from elephant or hippo bone. Hippos were common in the area but elephants were not ...