In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, ...

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

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Brink E.C.M. van den and Lazar D. This volume. Nevallaṭ: A Chalcolithic Habitation Site with Agricultural Activity Areas in the Shephelah ...

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?

And holding it puts me directly in touch with them. In this history of the world that I'm trying to tell through 'things', this chipped stone from Africa - from modern Tanzania - is where it all ...