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
10,000 generations of hominins used the same stone tools to weather a changing world #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #HomininEvolution #StoneTools #PaleontologyInsights
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.
#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
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.
#paleoanthropology #archaeology #StoneTools
10,000 generations of hominins used the same stone tools to weather a changing world https://arstechni.ca... #australopithecus #paleoarchaeology #Archaeology #stonetools #hominins #Science #oldowan #science
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
10,000 generations of hominins used the same stone tools to weather a changing world https://arstechni.ca... #australopithecus #paleoarchaeology #Archaeology #stonetools #hominins #Science #oldowan #science
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
Early Hominins Perfected a Stone Tool That Survived 300,000 Years of Climate Chaos #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #Hominins #StoneTools #ClimateChange
🤖 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
#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
🤖 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
#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
Wear marks suggest Neanderthals made ocher crayons https://arstechni.ca... #ancientpeopledidstuff #paleoarchaeology #Neanderthals #Archaeology #stonetools #Science #science
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Wear marks suggest Neanderthals made ocher crayons https://arstechni.ca... #ancientpeopledidstuff #paleoarchaeology #Neanderthals #Archaeology #stonetools #Science #science
New article!
'Lithic knapping strategies during the late Holocene: new analyses from Buterix 1, Eastern Cape, South Africa' in JAS: reports
Share Link valid until 05/12/25: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lxrL,rVDB...
#LSA #LaterStoneAge #Archaeology #Stonetools #lithics #SouthAfrica
'Lithic knapping strategies during the late Holocene: new analyses from Buterix 1, Eastern Cape, South Africa' in JAS: reports
Share Link valid until 05/12/25: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lxrL,rVDB...
#LSA #LaterStoneAge #Archaeology #Stonetools #lithics #SouthAfrica
October 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
New article!
'Lithic knapping strategies during the late Holocene: new analyses from Buterix 1, Eastern Cape, South Africa' in JAS: reports
Share Link valid until 05/12/25: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lxrL,rVDB...
#LSA #LaterStoneAge #Archaeology #Stonetools #lithics #SouthAfrica
'Lithic knapping strategies during the late Holocene: new analyses from Buterix 1, Eastern Cape, South Africa' in JAS: reports
Share Link valid until 05/12/25: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lxrL,rVDB...
#LSA #LaterStoneAge #Archaeology #Stonetools #lithics #SouthAfrica
New research overturns the idea that Europe’s first modern humans copied their tools from the Near East—showing innovation sparked independently on both sides of the Mediterranean. #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #StoneTools #Paleolithic www.anthropology.net/p/the-myth-o...
The Myth of a Single Origin: How Two Worlds Shaped the Dawn of Modern Toolmaking
New research challenges the long-held idea that Europe’s earliest modern humans simply borrowed their technology from the Near East.
www.anthropology.net
October 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
New research overturns the idea that Europe’s first modern humans copied their tools from the Near East—showing innovation sparked independently on both sides of the Mediterranean. #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #StoneTools #Paleolithic www.anthropology.net/p/the-myth-o...
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
#retrocomputing #stonetools #superbase #c64
🪨🛠️ "Superbase on the Commodore 64"
Dreaming of a "paperless office?" You'll need a database to make it happen. Superbase promises to help you ditch those antiquated filing cabinets. If only the manual would explain how.
stonetools.ghost.io/superbase-c64
#RetroComputing #Superbase #Databases #C64
Dreaming of a "paperless office?" You'll need a database to make it happen. Superbase promises to help you ditch those antiquated filing cabinets. If only the manual would explain how.
stonetools.ghost.io/superbase-c64
#RetroComputing #Superbase #Databases #C64
Superbase on the Commodore 64
In the 70s and 80s, the "office of the future" remained tantalizingly close, ever slightly out of reach, but definitely almost here. I'll commandeer the family C64 and rebuild my business into a "pape...
stonetools.ghost.io
October 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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
#retrocomputing #stonetools #superbase #c64
September 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"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
🪨🪓🏹⚒️ #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
"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
🪨🪓🏹⚒️ #StoneTools #Turkey #Paleolithic #Archaeology #Prehistory
Toolmakers walked the earth long before Homo habilis. At Lomekwi, 3.3 million years ago, our ancestors were already striking stone against stone—reshaping survival itself. #DeepTime #StoneTools #PaleoPost
September 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Toolmakers walked the earth long before Homo habilis. At Lomekwi, 3.3 million years ago, our ancestors were already striking stone against stone—reshaping survival itself. #DeepTime #StoneTools #PaleoPost
🪨🛠️ New Post is Up!
2025 is the 40th birthday of the Commodore Amiga. It is *also* the 40th birthday of Deluxe Paint. Our first retrospective examines this classic hardware/software combo.
#RetroComputing #SoftwareArchaeology #Amiga #DeluxePaint #StoneTools
stonetools.ghost.io/deluxepaint-amiga/
2025 is the 40th birthday of the Commodore Amiga. It is *also* the 40th birthday of Deluxe Paint. Our first retrospective examines this classic hardware/software combo.
#RetroComputing #SoftwareArchaeology #Amiga #DeluxePaint #StoneTools
stonetools.ghost.io/deluxepaint-amiga/
Deluxe Paint on the Commodore Amiga
Back when EA was cool, they packaged their software in album-style sleeves and promoted their developers like rock stars.
I was a Dan Silva groupie.
stonetools.ghost.io
September 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🪨🛠️ New Post is Up!
2025 is the 40th birthday of the Commodore Amiga. It is *also* the 40th birthday of Deluxe Paint. Our first retrospective examines this classic hardware/software combo.
#RetroComputing #SoftwareArchaeology #Amiga #DeluxePaint #StoneTools
stonetools.ghost.io/deluxepaint-amiga/
2025 is the 40th birthday of the Commodore Amiga. It is *also* the 40th birthday of Deluxe Paint. Our first retrospective examines this classic hardware/software combo.
#RetroComputing #SoftwareArchaeology #Amiga #DeluxePaint #StoneTools
stonetools.ghost.io/deluxepaint-amiga/
We’re live! 🪨🛠️ Stone Tools soft-launch today, with the first proper post coming later this week. If you think retro-computing means more than just games, you’re in the right place.
#RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #OfficeOfTheFuture #SoftwareArchaeology #StoneTools
stonetools.ghost.io/introducing/
#RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #OfficeOfTheFuture #SoftwareArchaeology #StoneTools
stonetools.ghost.io/introducing/
Introducing “Stone Tools”
A blog about the productivity software of the 8/16-bit era. No games, just work.
stonetools.ghost.io
September 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We’re live! 🪨🛠️ Stone Tools soft-launch today, with the first proper post coming later this week. If you think retro-computing means more than just games, you’re in the right place.
#RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #OfficeOfTheFuture #SoftwareArchaeology #StoneTools
stonetools.ghost.io/introducing/
#RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #OfficeOfTheFuture #SoftwareArchaeology #StoneTools
stonetools.ghost.io/introducing/
Online Workshop!
Introduction to the Art of Flintknapping with Michael Miller
November 14, 2-4pm ET
This flintknapping workshop will focus on developing the basic skills needed to craft stone into both tools and art.
#flintknapping, #stonetools, #workshop, #learnonline, #flint, #arrowheads
Introduction to the Art of Flintknapping with Michael Miller
November 14, 2-4pm ET
This flintknapping workshop will focus on developing the basic skills needed to craft stone into both tools and art.
#flintknapping, #stonetools, #workshop, #learnonline, #flint, #arrowheads
August 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Online Workshop!
Introduction to the Art of Flintknapping with Michael Miller
November 14, 2-4pm ET
This flintknapping workshop will focus on developing the basic skills needed to craft stone into both tools and art.
#flintknapping, #stonetools, #workshop, #learnonline, #flint, #arrowheads
Introduction to the Art of Flintknapping with Michael Miller
November 14, 2-4pm ET
This flintknapping workshop will focus on developing the basic skills needed to craft stone into both tools and art.
#flintknapping, #stonetools, #workshop, #learnonline, #flint, #arrowheads
Million-Year-Old #StoneTools Unearthed in #Indonesia Challenge #HumanEvolution Timelines
scitechdaily.com/million-year...
scitechdaily.com/million-year...
Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Unearthed in Indonesia Challenge Human Evolution Timelines
Ancient tools found on Sulawesi suggest early humans crossed formidable seas over a million years ago, leaving behind mysteries about their identity and evolution. Researchers from Griffith University...
scitechdaily.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Million-Year-Old #StoneTools Unearthed in #Indonesia Challenge #HumanEvolution Timelines
scitechdaily.com/million-year...
scitechdaily.com/million-year...
The Acheulean handaxe was the ultimate trendsetter—lasting nearly 2 million years! Symmetrical, standardized, and spread across continents, it was more than a tool: it was the Paleolithic’s signature look. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #StoneTools #FossilFriday #PaleoClub
August 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Acheulean handaxe was the ultimate trendsetter—lasting nearly 2 million years! Symmetrical, standardized, and spread across continents, it was more than a tool: it was the Paleolithic’s signature look. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #StoneTools #FossilFriday #PaleoClub
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #HomoFloresiensis #StoneTools #Evolution
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis
Some stone tools found near a river on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi suggest that the first hominins had reached the islands by at least 1.04 million years ago. That's around the same time that the...
purescience.news
August 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #HomoFloresiensis #StoneTools #Evolution
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis #Technology #EmergingTechnologies #Other #HomoFloresiensis #Archaeology #StoneTools
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis
Some stone tools found near a river on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi suggest that the first hominins had reached the islands by at least 1.04 million years ago. That's around the same time that the...
puretech.news
August 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis #Technology #EmergingTechnologies #Other #HomoFloresiensis #Archaeology #StoneTools
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
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis https://arstechni.ca... #paleoanthropology #homofloresiensis #homoluzonensis #anthropology #Archaeology #homoerectus #stonetools #hominins #Science #Hobbits #science
Upgrading your toolkit from simple choppers to sleek handaxes didn’t just make life easier—it rewrote the playbook. 🪓🪨 #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #ToolEvolution #StoneTools
August 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Upgrading your toolkit from simple choppers to sleek handaxes didn’t just make life easier—it rewrote the playbook. 🪓🪨 #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #ToolEvolution #StoneTools
Upgrading your toolkit from simple choppers to sleek handaxes didn’t just make life easier—it rewrote the playbook. 🪓🪨 #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #ToolEvolution #StoneTools
August 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Upgrading your toolkit from simple choppers to sleek handaxes didn’t just make life easier—it rewrote the playbook. 🪓🪨 #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #ToolEvolution #StoneTools
🗓️ 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
"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
🗓️ 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
"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
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Just published❗: our take on the 'costly knapping hypothesis', where we challenge the idea that the costs of knapping can be used to infer the evolution of know-how copying in the hominin lineage. #archaeology #stonetools #humanevolution link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Costs of Early Stone Toolmaking cannot Establish the Presence of Know-how Copying - Human Nature
Compared to other apes, humans show a distinctive capacity for the cultural learning and transmission of know-how: we extract know-how from other individuals and artifacts in ways that regularly give ...
link.springer.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Just published❗: our take on the 'costly knapping hypothesis', where we challenge the idea that the costs of knapping can be used to infer the evolution of know-how copying in the hominin lineage. #archaeology #stonetools #humanevolution link.springer.com/article/10.1...