Early humans were quarrying stone as far back as 220,000 years ago, revealing surprisingly advanced planning and resource use.

Nearly 800,000 years ago, early humans gathered along the shores of a lush lake in what is now northern Israel. Here, they ...

Based on this, researchers suggest that early homo sapiens planned for the long-term acquisition of resources earlier than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The ...

A new study reveals early humans deliberately quarried stone for tools 220,000 years ago, showing advanced planning far ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Paleo. Carnivore. Caveman. Whatever term you prefer to ...

Early humans may have created fire 400,000 years ago, according to evidence unearthed at an archaeological site in England. Although there is evidence that early humans used natural fire in Africa as ...

A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the ...

As long as 220,000 years ago—far earlier than previously thought—people quarried rocks for their tools in places they ...

Early humans were quarrying stone in southern Africa over 200,000 years ago, reveals new research. People quarried rocks for ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The paleo diet popularized the image of a meat-based ...