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New discoveries in Kenya may be changing long-accepted paradigms on stone toolmaking.

On the very last day of the dig, a thunderstorm was coming in from Lake Victoria in Kenya. “My graduate student … was up on top of the hill with a laser transit, which is a big metal contraption used for surveying,” recalled Thomas W. Plummer, who was overseeing the archaeological excavation.

Stone tools found at Nyayanga, Lake Victoria in Kenya (Photo courtesy: Science) Many of you might have heard of the popular toy Hungry Hungry Hippos where four toy hippopotamuses eat toy marbles. It is a fun game. Well, this post...

Two hippo butchery sites and the largest hominin tooth ever found may change the story of the 'Oldowan toolkit.' Oldowan tools are some of the oldest known in the archaeological record; made of conveniently shaped rocks or crafted from knapped...

A new study shows that ancient hunters were regularly butchering animals for meat 2 million years ago.

Cut marks on animal bones suggest ancient hominins butchered them for their meat, and that they were first on the scene instead of having to scavenge from carnivores like big cats