500,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Hammer Unearthed in England Rewrites European Prehistory
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500,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Hammer Unearthed in England Rewrites European Prehistory

An ancient elephant bone hammer from southern England reveals that early humans used rare materials to precisely sharpen stone tools, highlighting unexpected technological sophistication 500,000 years ago. Half a million years ago, early humans in what is now southern England were shaping rare elephant bone into specialized tools. A newly analyzed hammer made from elephant [...]