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 ...
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but in fact it's a very carefully-shaped tool called a hand axe, made out of flint. These tools were made a very, very long time ago. Over 10,000 years ago, in what we now call the Stone Age.
open image in gallery One of the small Stone Age flint cutting tools recovered from the bottom of the North Sea (Submerged Landscapes Research Centre, University of Bradford) It’s thought that ...
The small axes on display in the Worthing Museum’s Stone Age exhibition resembled ... Neanderthals made such tools by chipping away at flint to sharpen them into triangular shapes.
STONE AGE FATHER:Perfect for catching fish. NARRATOR:Stone Age people made tools out of flint, which is hard sharp stone, but easy to flake and shape. NARRATOR:But they also have learnt to make ...