With a quick pull of a wooden handle hanging from the ceiling, Harley Savage pressed the bottom of a round wooden box firmly into place at Frye’s Measure Mill using machinery more than twice his age.

From dusty hand planes to leatherworking tools, these old-school pieces may be surprisingly valuable. Here are ...

A construction project to upgrade a sewer conveyance system in Canada led to the discovery of an archaeological site containing ancient wooden tools. Archaeologists uncovered 3,800-year-old wooden ...

Archaeologists excavating a site in Dorset, England, have recovered one of the oldest and most complete wooden tools ever ...

A trove of rare 300,000-year-old wooden tools unearthed in south-west China reveals that early humans in the region may have relied heavily on underground plants like roots and tubers for sustenance.

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a remarkable wooden artifact that has been preserved for about 3,500 years since the Bronze Age. The prehistoric object, a kind of wooden spade, was ...

A 500-year-old wooden box which was uncovered in a perfectly preserved state when a glacier in Norway melted contains the remains of a beeswax candle used to help Vikings find their farms, ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A groundbreaking discovery in southwest China has revealed wooden tools that are believed to have been crafted by Denisovans around 300,000 years ago. The tools, found at the Gantangqing ...

Think of a Stone Age hand axe and you may imagine a simple teardrop shape hewn from flint. But archaeologists in Denmark have uncovered a rare 5,500-year old axe complete with its wooden handle. The ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...