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Seeing into the ‘Stone Age’: the stone instruments of early man
Within the early a part of his evolution, artificial nice use of rock and stone to help him in his actions. The time period ‘Stone Age’ has been given to the time period throughout which stone was the primary materials … Continue reading
Scientist strengthens tools to track animal, ecosystem responses to environmental changes
By charting the slopes and crags on animals’ teeth as if they were mountain ranges, scientists have created a powerful new way to learn about the diets of extinct animals from the fossil record. Understanding the diets of animals that … Continue reading
Monkeys in Brazil ‘have used stone tools for hundreds of years at least’
New archaeological evidence suggests that Brazilian capuchins have been using stone tools to crack open cashew nuts for at least 700 years. Researchers say, to date, they have found the earliest archaeological examples of monkey tool use outside of Africa. … Continue reading
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Vladimir is thrilled by the Sungarian man: Archaeologists studied tools made by Homo sapiens who had lived near Vladimir
Archaeologists have studied the objects made of bone, antler and ivory, that were found at the Sungir archaeological site. They managed to learn how the Homo sapiens processed solid organic materials and produced tools and ornamentals. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Crows caught on camera fashioning special hook tools
Dr Jolyon Troscianko, from the University of Exeter, and Dr Christian Rutz, from the University of St Andrews, have captured first video recordings documenting how these tropical corvids fashion these particularly complex tools in the wild. read more (e) Science … Continue reading
Stone tools shed light on early human migrations
Hominins with different tool-making technologies coexisted. NatureNews – Evolution and palaeontology- nature.com science feeds
Grasso urges new tools against Mafia
P(ANSA) – Rome, April 14 – Italy needs to improve its coordination against organised crime using new instruments to measure international currency flows used by the mafia, Senate Speaker Pietro Grasso said Monday.BR”Crime phenomena are changing rapidly to adapt quickly … Continue reading