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Neanderthals’ intelligence and toolmaking skills revealed by modern technology

In a new paper published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, researchers from the University of Wollongong in Australia have discovered that Neanderthals had precise control over the angle at which they struck stone cores to produce tools...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/neanderthals-show-advanced-toolmaking-skills/

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Neanderthals’ intelligence and toolmaking skills revealed by modern technology

In a new paper published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, researchers from the University of Wollongong in Australia have discovered that Neanderthals had precise control over the angle at which they struck stone cores to produce tools, offering new information on the cognitive and motor skills involved in Middle Paleolithic stone tool production.

The team conducted a series of controlled experiments where they tested the effect of variation in the angle of hammer strikes—referred to as the angle of blow (AOB)—on the morphology of stone flakes produced by the Levallois technique. This method, employed by Neanderthals between 200,000 and 400,000 years ago in Africa, Europe, and Asia, involves preparing a stone core in such a way that it is possible to remove flakes of predetermined size and shape...

The oldest stone tools, like those at Lomekwi 3, date back over 3.3 million years. No instructions. Just instinct, observation, and raw ingenuity. #FossilFriday #Lomekwi #StoneTools #PaleoPost #WOPA #humanorigins

Please join us for our next DiPA on April 2nd at 10.30AM.
We will have Dr. Corey Johnson, currently at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.
He will give a talk about "Investigating evolutionary trends in blank cutting edge efficiency".
Zoom registration is possible.

#paleomonrepos #palaeolithic #paleolithic #stoneage #stonetools #science #research

25,000-year-old mammoth bone site discovered in Lower Austria

An archaeological team from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) has made a groundbreaking discovery in Langmannersdorf an der Perschling, Lower Austria, where remains of at least five mammoths, stone tools, and evidence of ivory processing were found...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/03/mammoth-bone-site-discovered-in-lower-austria/

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25,000-year-old mammoth bone site discovered in Lower Austria

An archaeological team from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) has made a groundbreaking discovery in Langmannersdorf an der Perschling, Lower Austria, where remains of at least five mammoths, stone tools, and evidence of ivory processing were found. The site dates back 25,000 years and provides us with important new evidence about the hunting strategies and lifestyles of Ice Age humans.

Do you like museums? 🏛️

Do you like stone tools? 🛠️

So do I! And today I discovered the Stone tools museum site! 🔗👇

“stone tools
... are not fossil bones, but as it were, fossil thoughts,

forever reminding me of the mind that shaped them

- Henry David Thoreau”

https://stonetoolsmuseum.com

#History #stoneTools #flintKnapping

Discoidal flaked chert stone tool with strike a light flake scars which were used to light the first fires and the first light of mankind. Acheulean Industry. the gray areas are actually mineralization attaching to the stone. one of my favorite types of stone tools to find. strike a light flake scars the C shape Pac Man looking divots are an unmistakeable sign of mankind #archeology #stonetools #fire #firstlight #dawn #mankind #anthropology

The bone, antler and ivory artefacts from the #Magdalenian sites of Gönnersdorf and Andernach-Martinsberg (Germany) are being re-examined by use wear analysis.

This provides new insights into manufacturing techniques, usage, repairs and reuse.

Research into finds made from organic materials has long been somewhat overshadowed by #stonetools , although they provide valuable information about the #behaviour and everyday life of people in the #Palaeolithic.

#paleomonrepos #archaeology #research

Are you a fan of #Podcasts? Want to learn about our shared #HumanOrigins? Learn about #Neanderthals, #StoneTools, #RockArt, #Life and #Death in the ancient world, news stories, and so much more on the #PaleoiPostPodcast! Catch it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTLR_GEbTEYtELVBvPC8owx_6KKkMsfnp

Giant prehistoric #elephant skull belongs to mysterious #extinct species
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-giant-prehistoric-elephant-skull-india.html

A remarkable #Palaeoloxodon (Mammalia, Proboscidea) skull from the intermontane #Kashmir Valley https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2024.2396821

"The giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, discovered #KashmirValley in 2000, sheds light on a poorly known episode in elephant evolutionary history. The elephant skull was buried with 87 #StoneTools used by prehistoric humans"

An imposing fully-grown male prehistoric elephant wandering the Kashmir Valley, 400 thousand years ago, towering over a herd of Central Asian red deer traversing by. In the distance, a small band of prehistoric humans set up campfire to cook their meal. By Chen Yu.

A Critical Boom in Technology Traced Back More Than Half a Million Years
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-critical-boom-in-technology-traced-back-more-than-half-a-million-years #anthropology #archaeology #StoneTools #technology #hominins #CumulativeCulture

These scientists built their own Stone Age tools to figure out how they were used
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/these-scientists-built-their-own-stone-age-tools-to-figure-out-how-they-were-used/ #paleolithic #StoneTools #ExperimentalArchaeology

Sticky stones 🪨

Re-examining 40,000 y/o #StoneTools from #LeMoustier, France, stored here in Berlin's Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, P. Schmidt et al. could trace back #Neanderthal glue made from ochre & bitumen, as they report in Science Advances 10(8), 2024:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adl0822

New research suggests a sudden "revolution" in human history that allowed our species to thrive and spread was a longer and more complex process.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/93kv8v/a-prehistoric-tool-discovery-may-have-just-rewritten-human-history?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#tech-science #History #archaeology #stonetools #jordan

Unexpectedly wide rage of stone tools dating from 45,000 years ago discovered in Shanxi Province:
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-shiyu-discovery-reveals-east-asia.html
#HomoSapiens #stone #StoneTools #palaeontology #archaeology

Detailed analysis of cut marks made by Neanderthal stone tools indicates that the elephants must have been hunted before being butchered, and complements a related study published in early 2023 (Leiden University). #neanderthal #elephants #stonetools https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2023/12/hunting-of-european-straight-tusked-elephants-was-widespread-among-neanderthals-125000-years-ago

Unearthing 39,000-Year-Old Secrets: The Invisible Plant Technology of the Prehistoric Philippines
Stone tools bear tell-tale markings of fiber technology dating back 39,000 years.
https://scitechdaily.com/unearthing-39000-year-old-secrets-the-invisible-plant-technology-of-the-prehistoric-philippines/ #philippines #plant #technology #fibers #archaeology #StoneTools

A new 3D scan analysis of limestone spheroids from around 1.4 million years ago suggests these objects were intentionally made by early hominins, but their intended use remains unknown (Science/AAAS) #archaeology #lithics #stonetools
https://www.science.org/content/article/were-these-stone-balls-made-ancient-human-relatives-trying-perfect-sphere

The world’s oldest stone tools were made by an ape-like hominid 3.3 million years ago, predating the emergence of the genus Homo by half a million years. This suggests that tool-making was not a unique feature of our ancestors but a more widespread and ancient skill among hominids. The discovery also challenges the conventional view that stone tools were linked to larger brains and language evolution. #stonetools #hominid #evolution https://www.iflscience.com/worlds-oldest-stone-tools-were-made-by-ape-like-hominid-33-million-years-ago-70138/