Previously, the use of ivory was thought to date back about 120,000 years. But a new study, published in the International ...

The 8th annual Jackson County Free Museum Day, hosted by Experience Jackson, will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May ...

Lasting from about 2.6 million to 200,000 years ago, the Lower Palaeolithic – or Early Stone Age – saw the emergence of stone and bone tool production ... made of flint and quartz.

Small ivory tools are far less efficient than stone tools of similar size. The Mohs hardness of dentin and cement layers is only 2 and 3–4, respectively, compared to 4–5 for siliceous limestone and ...

Educational opportunities allowed guests to learn about the culture of various tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Sauk, ...

Flintknapping is a common term generally used to describe the technology employed to fashion tools from a variety of glassy silicates like obsidian, flint and agate. Early human cultures mastered the ...

It’s much easier to come up with a world-changing invention if there are examples of it lying around without you having to ...

Early humans likely used naturally sharp rocks before making their own tools, a new hypothesis suggests, potentially pushing ...

A practice that dates back to prehistoric ages has been heralded as an annual family friendly event that attendees of all ...