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Because it focuses on only the earliest evidence of tools, and since the earliest evidence is biased towards stone by stone's increased likelihood of preservation, this page necessarily omits mention of many significant ancient tools of non-stone materials simply because those cases are not among the earliest found within their geographic area.
The earliest stone tools to date have been found at the site of Lomekwi 3 (LOM3) in Kenya and they have been dated to around 3.3 million years ago. [1] The archaeological record of lithic technology is divided into three major time periods: the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age), and Neolithic (New Stone Age).
The stone tools may have been made by Australopithecus afarensis, the species whose best fossil example is Lucy, which inhabited East Africa at the same time as the date of the oldest stone tools, a yet unidentified species, or by Kenyanthropus platyops (a 3.2 to 3.5-million-year-old Pliocene hominin fossil discovered in 1999).
They were found on a mountain pass frequented by Vikings 1,000 years ago, researchers said.
Ancient stone tools from Ethiopia were hand-crafted by Australopithecus or related people. [1] [2] [further explanation needed] 2.3 Mya: Earliest likely control of fire and cooking, by Homo habilis [3] [4] [5] 1.76 Mya: Advanced stone tools in Kenya by Homo erectus [6] [7] 1.75 Mya – 150 kya: Varying estimates for the origin of language [8] [9]
Ancient stone tools found in western Ukraine may be the oldest known evidence of early human presence in Europe, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The chipped stones ...
Antikythera mechanism: ancient Greek analogue astronomical computer; Blink comparator: instrument for comparing small differences between two photographs of the night sky; Bolometer: device for measuring incident electromagnetic radiation; Canterbury Astrolabe Quadrant: medieval astrolabe found in England
Kykeon, ancient Greek drink of various descriptions used at the climax of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Pneuma, a supernatural substance that is present in all souls and sustains life in all breathing living creatures. Thought of as giving cosmic energy through breath. One main components of the parts of the soul in ancient Greek medicine.