This means the archaeological record of human tool use is deeply skewed towards the much hardier stone. All this suggests that the origins of human technology could have been profoundly misunderstood.
Recovered from a high-status neighbourhood, the tools indicate the involvement of elite crafters in the working of various types of stone and greenstone. The assemblage is discussed with reference to ...
A team of archaeologists has discovered a rare rock used to make tools in the Stone Age. The "polishing boulder", found in the Valley of the Stones near Dorchester, would have been used to make ...