Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

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

A newly uncovered trove of ancient stone tools in northwest Kenya suggests early humans didn't use them sporadically but ...

The site sits within sediments that record major environmental upheaval in East Africa during the late Pliocene. Around 3.44 ...

Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions ...

Long before the first sparks of civilization — or even humanity as we know it — our ancestors were already inventors. On the ...

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

Tools recovered from three sedimentary layers in Kenya show continuous tool use spanning from 2.75 to 2.44 million years ago in the face of environmental changes.

Archaeologists have uncovered primitive sharp-edged stone tools on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, adding another piece to an evolutionary puzzle involving mysterious ancient humans who lived in a ...

Oldowan stone tools made from a variety of raw materials sourced more than six miles away from where they were found in southwestern Kenya. In southwestern Kenya more than 2.6 million years ago, ...

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

Before 2.75 million years ago, the Namorotukunan area featured lush wetlands with abundant palms and sedges, with mean annual precipitation reaching approximately 855 millimeters per year. However, ...