Ancient human relatives crafted sharp-edged tools out of animal bones around 1.5 million years ago, researchers say. Discoveries at Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge, a famous East African fossil location, ...

For millions of years, early human ancestors relied on stone tools to shape their world. The discovery of a collection of 27 standardized bone tools dating back 1.5 million years challenges long-held ...

If you’re looking for a Christmas getaway that transforms you, not just a holiday escape, then Olduvai Gorge near Arusha is calling. This is where the story of humanity begins, wrapped in rugged ...

Indeed, the reason for that first trip to Olduvai Gorge was to test the idea that a modern-looking skeleton, discovered by German scientist Hans Reck in 1913, was, as Reck claimed, about half a ...

WASHINGTON — Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million years ago. A newly discovered cache of 27 carved and sharpened bones from elephants and hippos found in ...

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A total of 27 bone tools found at Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge Technology breakthrough is earlier than previously thought Researchers suspect tool maker was species Homo erectus The 27 tools, discovered ...

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