Stone tools from this period are thought to have been created by Homo erectus, an extinct species that resembled modern humans, who lived 1.89 million to 110,000 years ago.. The team began ...

A cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools uncovered in Tanzania suggest ancient human ancestors were capable of critical thinking and advanced craftsmanship.

Archeologists unearthed fossilized facial bone fragments in the Sima del Elefante cave near Spain's Atapuerca Mountains that may represent a previously unknown species — making it the oldest ...

1.5-million-year-old bone may be earliest evidence of cannibalism by human ancestors. The fossilized shin bone shows clear signs of butchery, but the identity of the hominin species is still unclear.

A researcher examines edge damage on a 1.5-million-year-old bone tool found in Africa, part of the oldest known set of such implements. CSIC. Share this: Share via email (Opens in new window) Email; ...

A cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools uncovered in Tanzania suggest ancient human ancestors were capable of critical thinking and advanced craftsmanship.