Humans Made Tools Atop the Tibetan Plateau More than 30,000 Years Ago
Humans Made Tools Atop the Tibetan Plateau More than 30,000 Years Ago
A finding pushes back the timeline on humankind’s conquest of one of Earth’s harshest environments, and may provide clues about interactions with their hominin relatives.
A finding pushes back the timeline on humankind’s conquest of one of Earth’s harshest environments, and may provide clues about interactions with their hominin relatives.
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Image of the Day: Time Stamps
Chia-Yi Hou | Jun 4, 2019 | 1 min read
Archeologists study the fingerprints left on 1,000-year-old pottery to understand the artists’ contributions.
New Caledonian Crows Build Tools From Mental Images, Not Lessons
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 29, 2018 | 2 min read
When it comes to tool making, the birds learn differently than humans.
Monkey Tools and Early Human Ingenuity
Bob Grant | Oct 25, 2016 | 2 min read
Wild capuchin monkeys in Brazil produce sharp stone flakes by accident, causing some researchers to suggest a rethink of the beginnings of human tool use.
Our Primitive Hands
Bob Grant | Jul 15, 2015 | 2 min read
New research suggests that the form of the human hand has been around for a lot longer than previously thought.