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Exceptionally well preserved bones belonging to five steppe mammoths from the Ice Age have been unearthed close to the town of Swindon in the Cotswolds in England. The remains, which have been described as being in “near-pristine condition”, belonged to two adults, two juveniles, and one infant that all died approximately 220,000 years ago. In... Read more »
Horses kick and stamp on rocks to keep their hooves in good shape, and archaeologists have now realised this can result in a collection of sharp stones that look like the work of an ancient human toolmaker
Week. in spain, thousands of police officers and madrid protesting reforms to a security law, changes to what's known as like a clock would include limiting police use of harmful materials while responding to unreleased protests. in the united kingdom, two men died after a winter storm brought strong winds with gusts up to 100,000 our. tens of thousands were left without power. in japan, i minister pledging to consider all options to create a stronger defense force to protect against growing threats from china and north korea. a team of archaeologists stated as governor mommy estimated to be a...
Edge-glossed flakes, usually recognised as stone tools with macroscopically visible polish from use, have been documented in parts of Southeast Asia from contexts spanning the past 12,000 years and possibly more than 30,000 years. It has been proposed that the edges of these flakes were polished by cutting, splitting or otherwise processing siliceous and fibrous plants for matting, basketry and bindings, and possibly by the reaping of cereals such as rice. Previous studies of use-wear on edge-glossed flakes in Southeast Asia have suggested several tool functions, including the cutting, splitti...
American paleontologists recently found the world's oldest stone tools, believed to be carved some 3.3 million years ago during the Pliocene period. The Smithsonian Magazine reported that [...]