Ancient human relatives transported stones over long distances 600,000 years earlier than previously thought
New Leakey Foundation-supported research finds that ancient human relatives sourced raw materials for tool-making from as far as 8 miles away.
This stone tool is over 1 million years old. How did its maker get to Sulawesi without a boat?
Stone tools dating to at least 1.04 million years ago have been found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This means early hominins made a major sea crossing from the Asian mainland much earlier than previously thought – and they likely didn’t have any boats.
Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots
Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. New research suggests their diet had a secret ingredient: maggots.
Searching for the earliest tools
Stone tools were crucial for our ancestors' evolution and survival. When did tool innovation begin? And who were the first toolmakers?
Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago
Ancient cut marks on animal bones show that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago. This research was supported in part by The Leakey Foundation.