As the archaeological finds point toward a sophisticated method of deep-ocean fishing, the study authors believe the ancient ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists in Southeast Asia have unearthed ancient boats and tools that challenge the ...

“The fossil and plant records tell an incredible story,” said Rahab N. Kinyanjui from the National Museums of Kenya. “As the ...

A Kenyan site reveals early humans made and used the same Oldowan stone tools for 300,000 years, showing remarkable stability ...

The very first humans millions of years ago may have been inventors, according to a discovery in northwest Kenya. Researchers have found that the primitive humans who lived 2.75 million years ago at ...

Paleolithic tools found at the Namorotukunan site in Kenya suggest that early Homo species kept their technology going even ...

George Washington University archaeologist David Braun and his colleagues recently unearthed stone tools from a 2.75 ...

Before 2.75 million years ago, the Namorotukunan area featured lush wetlands with abundant palms and sedges, with mean annual precipitation reaching approximately 855 millimeters per year. However, ...

Oldowan stone tools made from a variety of raw materials sourced more than six miles away from where they were found in southwestern Kenya. In southwestern Kenya more than 2.6 million years ago, ...

Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions ...

Namorotukunan reveals an enduring tradition, not a moment: human ancestors made the same types of tools for hundreds of thousands of years.

New evidence is emerging in Kenya of early humans crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years during the Pliocene, despite ...