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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Elephant evolution was not always as straightforward as the animals seen today might suggest. Fossils reveal a period when elephant relatives developed highly unusual features, including dramatically ...

Scientists believe that recent analysis of a find from the 1970's can offer us insights into the lives of ancient humans.

Long before gunpowder and mechanised armies transformed warfare, some of the most decisive battles in history were ...

Archaeologists uncover a 500,000-year-old elephant bone tool in Europe, offering rare insight into early human innovation.

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

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

Arms technology is one of the driving forces behind warfare. While there was a period where most of humanity was ...