Before hominins intentionally chipped stone to make tools, they likely used sharp rocks already shaped by natural forces.

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Archaeologists have discovered stone tools from the Middle Palaeolithic era in China, challenging the current understanding ...

Archaeologists have discovered stone tools from the Middle Paleolithic era in China, challenging the current understanding of ...

A style of primitive stone tools named for the French site where they were first discovered have shown up half a world away.

Sharp stone technology chipped over three million years allowed early humans to exploit animal and plant food resources. But how did the production of stone tools -- called 'knapping' -- start?

Archaeologists have thought that ancient people in East Asia completely skipped the Middle Paleolithic. Our discovery challenges the long-standing notion that while ancient people in Europe and Africa ...

Stone tools unearthed in southwest China helped a mysterious group eke out a living in a cold and harsh environment 60,000 to 50,000 years ago.But whose hands shaped them? The answer could shake ...