Lower Paleolithic News Today

Early humans mastered fire-making, transitioning from using natural fires to intentionally creating and controlling flames.

Of all the pivotal technologies discovered by humans, fire making was the one that gifted our species with power beyond all others.

Unique stone tools crafted from flint sourced from Samarian hills, calving grounds for fallow deer; researchers believe Mounts Ebal and Gerizim sacred to ancient hunters as early as Paleolithic period

Neanderthals were even better craftsmen than thought, a new analysis of 300,000-year-old wooden tools has revealed.

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Archaeologists have uncovered how early human hunting practices, and the pursuit of elephants shaped our ancestors' choice of living sites.

Researchers discovered that locations where humans made tools were right next to elephant migration paths.

Tel Aviv University archaeologists claim that elephant hunting by early humans was the reason for the proximity between Paleolithic extensive stone quarries and water sources


For Thousands of Years, Early Humans in Israel Were Making Long, Arduous Treks to Get the Ideal Stones for Tools From Specific Quarries. Why?

In December 1982, a geologist digging in India’s Central Narmada Valley found something he did not expect. Arun Sonakia, who at the time worked for the