Early humans relied on simple stone tools for 300,000 years in a changing east African landscape

Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Built a Canoe Using Only Prehistoric Tools. Then They Sailed the Dangerous 140-Mile Route Early Humans Traveled 30,000 Years Ago

Some 30,000 years ago, humans sailed 140 miles from Taiwan to Japan’s southern Yonaguni Island, navigating the Pacific Ocean’s powerful Kuroshio currents. But how exactly did they manage to complete ...
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Prehistoric Human Footprints and Tracks Hint at a 22,000-Year-Old Transporting Tool

As far back as 22,000 years ago, humans may have improvised makeshift transportation tools that left grooves alongside their ...
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Atlatl Weight, Prehistoric Stone Tool (fragment of spear thrower weight)

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This object is part of the Education ...