A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a million years ago, has been uncovered in ...

The "very rare" find provides an extraordinary glimpse into the ingenuity of early human relatives who lived around half a ...

A roughly 500,000-year-old elephant bone hammer has been discovered in Boxgrove, England. This find ...

Discovered during excavations at Boxgrove in West Sussex, the ancient hammer is among the oldest elephant bone tools ever ...

As with all life forms, elephants have evolved over time from ungulates to near ungulates or subungulates as they are called today. Their unusually shaped feet are quite similar to that of ungulates, ...

Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...

A new study has uncovered the likely cause behind the mysterious disappearance of dwarf hippos and elephants that once roamed the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Researchers have concluded that ...

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

In India, the process of training an elephant has changed little since ancient times. They captured elephants in the wild because they are difficult to breed and maintain for years in captivity. Male ...

‘Remarkable’ prehistoric elephant bone tool is oldest in Europe, archaeologists reveal - Archaeologists said the 500,000-year ...

A palm-sized fragment of elephant bone, shaped and used as a precision tool almost half a million years ago, has been identified as the oldest known elephant-bone implement in Europe. Although the ...