According to Finestone, Nyayanga stones are significantly older than other known examples of ancient stone transport. Previously, the oldest evidence of hominins moving rocks over significant ...

Experts are still puzzling over a basalt stone tablet more than three years after discovering it near Lake Bashplemi in Georgia. According to their recent study published in the Journal of Ancient ...

Ancient stone tools found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi represent the oldest evidence for humans living there 1 million years ago.

Hundreds of stone tools discovered in Kenya have revealed that human relatives traveled long distances to find raw material.

The mortar, pestle and cutting board in your kitchen are modern versions of manos and metates—ancient cooking implements found in archaeological sites around the world. A mano is a hand-held ...

Research shows that ancient humans used an array of stone tools - known collectively as the Oldowan toolkit - to pound plant material and carve up large prey, such as hippopotamuses, In ...

Included in the finds were ancient stone hand axes that date back to as far as 1.5 million years ago.

Nearby ancient quarries contain abandoned hammer stones and half-finished blocks. These remains show the organized stone cutting and transport work behind the construction.

A geography teacher found an ancient stone in his backyard garden back in 2020. After reporting his find, he worked to dig up more answers behind its history, and recently found out more details.

A recent excavation has unearthed 12 human skeletons and a chamber of grave offerings near Petra’s Treasury building, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Several statues dating from the ninth to the 13th century have been evacuated by volunteers from the front lines amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.