The tools include digging sticks made of pine and hardwood, hooks for cutting roots, and small, pointed implements for ...

The tools show a level of planning and craftsmanship that challenges the notion that East Asian hominins were technologically ...

A multidisciplinary research team has announced the discovery of 300,000-year-old well-preserved wooden artifacts at the ...

The findings highlight the crucial role of bamboo and wooden tools in the lives of ancient humans in East and Southeast Asia, ...

Tools used for digging up underground plant foods, supporting the idea of a plant-based diet among early humans.

The 300,000 year-old tools show that hominins in East Asia made planned foraging trips to lakeshores and designed instruments for specific purposes.

Researchers in China unveil the oldest complex wooden technology, pushing back the timeline for sophisticated tool use.

New discoveries from the Pleistocene-age Gantangqing site in southwestern China reveal a diverse collection of wooden tools dated from ~361,000 to ...