Two wooden tools found in southern Greece are 430,000 years old, a new study claims, making them the oldest handheld wooden tools known by 40,000 years. Given how much more likely wooden tools are to ...

Someone made very sophisticated wooden tools in China 300,000 years ago, and it might have been Denisovans or even Homo erectus. The digging sticks, curved root-slicers, and a handful of somewhat ...

In the hills of southwestern China, near the ancient shoreline of Fuxian Lake, a major archaeological discovery has reshaped how scientists understand the early use of tools. A collection of 35 wooden ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 430,000-year-old wooden tool from Greece, top, that may have been used for digging and various angles of the tool, below.

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. My wooden spatula has been through the wringer. It’s what I reach for when I need to scrape and deglaze a pan, it ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Woodworking can be an extremely satisfying hobby and way to pass the time. As the world becomes more and more ultramodern, what better way to ...

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