A 2.5 million-year-old tool has been put forward by North Herts Council for the Hertfordshire Museum of the Year award.

The sharpened stones, part of the Oldowan toolkit, were used by early humans to peel and cut fruits, slice vegetables, and butcher animals. Researchers at the City University of New York confirmed ...

“The two earliest stone tool complexes, the Oldowan and the Acheulian, are currently known to have appeared and proliferated within the East African Rift Valley,” said Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s ...

The meat would then be pounded between stones to tenderize it. The knife and stones are known as the Oldowan tool kit, and likely set the stage for further technology advancement down the line.