500,000-YEAR-OLD ELEPHANT BONE HAMMER SHOWS ANCIENT HUMANS WERE MASTER TOOLMAKERS
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Early humans in England crafted a rare piece of elephant bone into a reusable hammer for sharpening stone tools nearly 500,000 years ago. The extraordinary find reveals that ancient toolmakers were resourceful, skilled, and capable of surprisingly advanced planning.
All Top News -- ScienceDaily reports that early humans in England crafted a rare piece of elephant bone into a reusable hammer for sharpening stone tools nearly 500,000 years ago.
The report adds: The extraordinary find reveals that ancient toolmakers were resourceful, skilled, and capable of surprisingly advanced planning.
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