George Washington University archaeologist David Braun and his colleagues recently unearthed stone tools from a 2.75 ...

New evidence is emerging in Kenya of early humans crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years during the Pliocene, despite ...

Neanderthals living in Ukraine’s Crimea region deliberately shaped ochre into crayon-like tools for making marks and designs.

We tested the most popular rotary tools—from Dremel to Ryobi—to find out which models deliver the best power, precision, and ...

The Cape Ann Museum's exhibit cleverly explores the beauty and back-break, and the art and industry of extracting stone.

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

New evidence from South China reveals how early humans adapted to environmental transformations during the Late Pleistocene.

Learn How to Cure a Molcajete by following these easy steps. This tool is a staple in any Mexican kitchen. It’s used to crush ...

The name “Besh-Ba-Gowah” comes from the Western Apache language, roughly translating to “place of metal” or “metal camp,” a nod to the area’s rich mining history that came centuries after the original ...

The process of creating lithic tools took our hominin species millions of years to perfect. However, we often dismiss stone tools as simplistic primitive technology. The mastering of stone knapping ...

International research team uncovers oldest evidence of indigo dye processing on paleolithic stone tools from a Georgian cave, revolutionizing understanding of early human plant use. A latest ...

Pooja Kumari, 28, allegedly killed her 30-year-old live-in partner, Murari Kumar, by bludgeoning him with a grinding stone and iron rod in Patna. The incident followed a heated argument, as she was ...