The oldest collection of prehistoric bone tools from Olduvai Gorge, mass-produced by hominins during the transition from Oldowan to Acheulean
Despite the dangers, early humans risked life-threatening flintknapping injuries, according to a new study published in American Antiquity
Human ancestors preferred mosaic landscapes and high ecosystem diversity, according to a new study in the journal Science
The CENIEH researcher Emiliano Bruner publishes a review article about neuroscience and prehistory, in the Journal of Anthropological Sciences
The CENIEH researcher Emiliano Bruner publishes a review paper about the brain of ‘Homo habilis’ on the Journal of Human Evolution
The heat is on: Weizmann Institute scientists uncover traces of fire, from Evron Quarry, dating back at least 800,000 years; the study is published on PNAS
Early human habitats linked to past climate shifts. A study published in Nature by an international team of scientists provides clear evidence
The first attempt to apply cosmogenic nuclide isochron-burial dating directly to lithic tools from the Olduvai Gorge
The molar size relationship is one of the peculiar characteristics of the different species of hominins and various theories have been proposed