The Hopewell culture was a virtual explosion of monumental architecture, art and ceremony centered in southern Ohio between about 100 B.C. and A.D. 400. One of the most striking features of the ...

Early Bronze Age (ca. 3600-2000 B.C.) lithic assemblages of the southern Levant have been thoroughly analyzed, both from the technological and typological viewpoints. Among the characteristic flint ...

As we are interested in early American Indian sites, we enjoyed our recent visit to the Flint Ridge State Memorial in Glenford, Ohio. The museum, built around a restored prehistoric quarry, focuses on ...

Archaeologists have discovered special scrapers used for hunting by early humans 400,000 years ago, shedding light on technological adaptations that enabled our ancient ancestors to diversify their ...

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 ...

Potential human ancestor Homo heidelbergensis used this 480,000-year-old bone hammer to create flint tools. UCL Institute of Archaeology Some 480,000 years ago, a group of 30 to 40 early hominins met ...

Oct. 23 (UPI) --Neanderthals were using sophisticated methods to extract birch tar and use it as an adhesive in tool making. Scientists recently found traces of the ancient glue on the handle of a ...

A new study asks what drove prehistoric humans to collect and recycle flint tools that had been made, used, and discarded by their predecessors. After examining flint tools from one layer at the ...