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I spent some time getting to know Superbase on the C64. While using it, I was revisited by a ghost from the past who tried to make trouble for me. When all hope was lost, with the power of BASIC, I overcame my enemy. Intrigued to know more? Read on!
#retrocomputing #stonetools #superbase #c64
October 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
smithforkrelics.bsky.social
Another good day digging on the farm Friday
#arrowheads #history #prehistoric #nativeamerican #stonetools #lithics #smithforkcreek #middletennessee
April 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
titoalpastor.bsky.social
"Most Pleistocene migratory investigations remain focused on regions far removed from the Aegean coast. But with these discoveries, Özçelik and Karahan argue that a reorientation to include areas like Ayvalık is much overdue."
🪨🪓🏹⚒️ #StoneTools #Turkey #Paleolithic #Archaeology #Prehistory
Early humans reached Europe via an Ice Age land bridge from Turkey
The never-before-studied region 'holds vital traces of early human activity.'
www.popsci.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
sethchagi.bsky.social
Ancient tools, Neanderthals, and the fight to preserve history at the Nairobi Museum! 🛠️🌍 Dive into this fascinating journey through Africa’s past: youtu.be/VPUAMZta0XU #History #Archaeology #NairobiMuseum #StoneTools #Neanderthals
Neanderthals, Africa, Ancient Stone Tools & The Struggle to Save Fossils at the Nairobi Museum!
YouTube video by World of Paleoanthropology
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October 19, 2024 at 3:38 PM
oz-of-the-ancients.bsky.social
A lovely Oldowan chopper from South Africa, crafted from a smooth river cobble around 2 million years ago.

Now held in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.

#FindsFriday #AncientBluesky #Archaeology #FlintFriday #StoneTools
A stone artefact made of reddish stone resting on a black foam surface. On the right side of the artefact are the scars of several flake removals forming a simple triangular cutting edge tapering to a rough point.
January 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
purescience.news
150,000-year-old stone tools reveal humans lived in tropical rainforests much earlier than thought #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #AncientHumans #StoneTools #Paleontology
150,000-year-old stone tools reveal humans lived in tropical rainforests much earlier than thought
Researchers have discovered that humans lived in tropical rainforests 150,000 years ago, around 100,000 years earlier than previous evidence suggested.
purescience.news
March 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
sethchagi.bsky.social
Our ancestors weren’t so different after all! 💥 Discover the untold stories of Neanderthal life—from their surprising relationships to their advanced stone tools. 🛠️👥 Get ready to rethink human history! Watch the full video in bio!
#Neanderthals #PrehistoricLife #StoneTools
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Neanderthals, Sex, and Stone Tools: The Untold Secrets of Prehistoric Life
YouTube video by World of Paleoanthropology
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October 21, 2024 at 5:02 AM
purescience.news
10,000 generations of hominins used the same stone tools to weather a changing world #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #HomininEvolution #StoneTools #PaleontologyInsights
10,000 generations of hominins used the same stone tools to weather a changing world
At a site in Kenya, archaeologists recently unearthed layer upon layer of stone stools from deposits that span 300,000 years, and include a period of intense environmental upheaval. The oldest tools at...
purescience.news
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
sethchagi.bsky.social
🪓 #ArtifactOfTheDay: The Acheulean handaxe! Used by early humans for over 1.5 million years, it’s a symbol of human innovation and adaptability. Found across Africa, Europe, and Asia, this tool was essential for survival! #StoneTools #Paleoanthropology #HumanOrigins
October 2, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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#HumanAncestors may not be responsible for the famous #Oldowan #StoneTools. In PNAS Journal Club: www.pnas.org/post/journal...

#archaeology #paleoarchaeology #ParanthropusBoisei #HomoHabilis
Four Oldowan tools sitting on a dirt floor. Oldowan tools may look simple, but as a recent study shows, their origins are anything but straightforward. Image credit: The Natural History Museum, London / Science Source.
June 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
nouvart.bsky.social
Neandertallerin taş işleme zekâsı bilim dünyasını şaşırttı

Haberin tamamını oku ➡️ tinyurl.com/bkbnnf29

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#neandertal #neanderthal #taşaletler #stonetools #archaeology #arkeoloji #research #araştırma #paleolitikdönem #paleolithicera #stoneknappingtechnology #haberler #nouvart
May 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
eileenshepherd.bsky.social
#SouthAfrica #archaeology #stonetools Ancient tools from a South African cave reveal connections between prehistoric people." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 9 April 2025.
April 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
sethchagi.bsky.social
🪓 Early Human Tools: A Game Changer 🔨
From stone flakes to hand axes, tools revolutionized early human survival. Discover how species like Homo habilis and Homo erectus used tools to hunt, build, and thrive. Let’s dive into the origins of human innovation! 🧠

#SciCommSeptember #StoneTools
September 6, 2024 at 3:18 PM
jensnotroff.com
"#StoneTools from #India Fan Debate over Origins of #CulturalComplexity"

The tools could suggest that #HomoSapiens reached South #Asia far earlier than previously thought, but critics...
December 3, 2024 at 9:03 PM
arstechni.ca
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis https://arstechni.ca... #paleoanthropology #homofloresiensis #homoluzonensis #anthropology #Archaeology #homoerectus #stonetools #hominins #Science #Hobbits #science
August 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
sautter.bsky.social
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

10,000 generations of hominins used the same stone tools to weather a changing world.
This technological tradition lasted longer than Homo sapiens have even been a species.

#paleoanthropology #archaeology #StoneTools
10,000 generations of hominins used the same stone tools to weather a changing world
This technological tradition lasted longer than Homo sapiens have even been a species.
arstechnica.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
archaeologytube.bsky.social
All done!
“The Lithicist”
Pencil on cold pressed paper
#Archaeology #Archaeoart #stonetools #lithics 🏺🐡🖌️🧪
January 10, 2024 at 2:15 PM
ctennie.bsky.social
My comment on Sterelny and Hiscock "Cumulative culture, archaeology, and the Zone of Latent Solutions" (2024) in Current Anthropology

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

#cumulativeculture #culturalevolution #stonetools #oldowan
(PDF) A commentary on Sterelny and Hiscock's "Cumulative culture, archaeology, and the Zone of Latent Solutions" in Current Anthropology: "Reinforcing a Zone of Latent Solution (ZLS) Account of the Ol...
PDF | Sterelny and Hiscock (2024) accept the zone of latent solutions account (Tennie et al. 2009, 2020) as the currently best explanation for ape... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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March 3, 2024 at 7:34 PM
countdown2ext.bsky.social
Early Hominins Perfected a Stone Tool That Survived 300,000 Years of Climate Chaos #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #Hominins #StoneTools #ClimateChange
Early Hominins Perfected a Stone Tool That Survived 300,000 Years of Climate Chaos
Learn how early hominins crafted the same sharp-edged Oldowan tools through 300,000 years of climate change, revealing one of the longest-lasting technologies in human history.
www.discovermagazine.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
anthropology.net
Did early hominins use naturally shaped stone spheres as tools? A study of 1.7-million-year-old basalt spheres from Ethiopia suggests they did—long before knapping. #HumanEvolution #Archaeology #StoneTools #Hominins
The Mystery of the Melka Kunture Spheres: Did Early Hominins Use Naturally Shaped Stones as Tools?
Natural Spheres and Early Tool Use
www.anthropology.net
March 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
anthropology.net
New research uses 3D analysis to reveal hidden patterns in ancient Levallois stone tools. Findings suggest early humans followed strict traditions in toolmaking, hinting at cultural transmission. #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #StoneTools
March 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
icarehb.bsky.social
🤖 Can #AI help #archaeologists identify how #stonetools were used?
#ICArEHB researchers A. Eleftheriadou, Y. Djellal, S.P. McPherron & J. Marreiros explore this with convolutional neural networks for #UseWear analysis.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Archaeology #MachineLearning
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
swyattspratt.bsky.social
New paper on whether #stonetools can help us understand the evolution of #language. Answer is NO.#archaeology

bit.ly/2hialE1
December 18, 2024 at 1:48 AM
icarehb.bsky.social
🗓️ REMINDER: LEXA Seminar Today!
"Using sharp rocks to cut things: a decade of Lower Palaeolithic stone tool experiments and the prevalence of unanswered questions"
🔗 Re-register here: icarehb.com/lexa
#LEXA #Archaeology #ExperimentalArchaeology #Palaeolithic #StoneTools #ICArEHB
August 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM