Chimpanzees use tools in sequences, planning and adapting actions like humans. This suggests the roots of complex human ...
These dates are only approximate, as the tools have been dated from the environments they were found in. This is often the layer of sediment that surrounds the tool. Dating can be done by ...
A new study reveals that early humans' ability to use tools precisely may have been pivotal in human evolution. By recording ...
Imagine our early human ancestors standing in the ancient landscapes, thoughtfully examining rocks, deciding which to use for ...
HEFEI — Chinese scientists have unearthed dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, the earliest evidence in East ...
"Technological innovations were crucial for human evolution," says Karakostis. "We are interested in what cognitive developments were necessary for the use of relatively simple stone tools—and ...
Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.
Chinese scientists have discovered dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, which are the earliest ones found in ...
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Research indicates that the complex behaviors used in human language and tool making, such as organizing actions into sequences, may have evolved in our common ancestors with chimpanzees. This study ...
In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...
The timeline of stone tool development by humans has been rearranged by new research, shaking up traditional views about the ...