Early humans likely used naturally sharp rocks before making their own tools, a new hypothesis suggests, potentially pushing ...

Levallois tools result from a distinctive multistep sequence that efficiently produces lots of useful cutting tools, with minimal wasted stone. Taken together, these two finds make a strong case that ...

Abrading: The process of modifying a stone through friction created by rubbing or scraping. Adze: A cutting tool, similar to an axe, where a bevelled stone blade is attached at a right angle to the ...

A style of primitive stone tools named for the French site where they were first discovered have shown up half a world away.

This beautiful stone tool which was most probably used mainly for separating the hide from the meat of an animal was found on the Western edge of Olduvai Gorge.

During the Middle Paleolithic—a period spanning about 40,000 to 300,000 years ago, also called the Middle Stone Age—groups such as modern humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans emerged and began ...