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New research from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology describes stone-tool resembling artifacts made by monkeys in Thailand that may indicate that the first human use of stone tools was accidental.
Monkeys have been observed making stone tools unintentionally, so could ancient humans have been doing this too? Just how many ‘ancient tools’ are simply accidental flakes?
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology found artefacts built by old-world monkeys in Thailand that resemble stone tools that were historically thought to have been deliberately crafted by early hominins.
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology found artefacts built by old-world monkeys in Thailand that resemble stone tools that were historically thought to have been deliberately crafted by early hominins. Science News | Did Early Humans and Monkeys Use Same Stone Tools? Find out.