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Early fire use ignites discussion about the evolution of human brainpower
New evidence that early modern humans used fire in southern Africa in a controlled way to increase the quality and efficiency of stone tools is changing how researchers understand the evolution of human behavior, and in particular, the evolution of human brain power. view more (2009-08-14)
The Chimpanzee Stone Age
Researchers have found evidence that chimpanzees from West Africa were cracking nuts with stone tools before the advent of agriculture, thousands of years ago. view more (2007-02-14)
Necessity is the mother of invention for clever birds
Researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Queen Mary, University of London have found that rooks, a member of the crow family, are capable of using and making tools, modifying them to make them work and using two tools in a sequence. view more (2009-05-26)
Primate culture is just a stone's throw away from human evolution, study finds
For 30 years, scientists have been studying stone-handling behavior in several troops of Japanese macaques to catch a unique glimpse of primate culture. view more (2009-01-13)
New evidence debunks 'stupid' Neanderthal myth
Research by UK and American scientists has struck another blow to the theory that Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) became extinct because they were less intelligent than our ancestors (Homo sapiens). view more (2008-08-26)
The most important candidate genes for pancreatic stone formation
Stone formation is an important feature of chronic pancreatitis, especially tropical calcific pancreatitis (TCP), where the stones are large in size, highly irregular in shape and cause enormous tissue destruction. view more (2007-11-14)
Scientists keep stone standing
More effective and less expensive ways of conserving historic buildings should be possible thanks to new research into the weathering of stone. The project could allow the first signs of stone deterioration to be spotted earlier so preventative action can be taken to avoid the need to replace decaying stonework. The initiative is being carried... view more... (2003-06-26)
Obsidian 'trail' provides clues to how humans settled, interacted in Kuril Islands
Archaeologists have used stone tools to answer many questions about human ancestors in both the distant and near past and now they are analyzing the origin of obsidian flakes to better understand how people settled and interacted in the inhospitable Kuril Islands. view more (2009-06-23)
Climate change did not influence prehistoric survival techniques in the tropics
The assumption that inhabitants of the tropics adapted their technology as a result of climate change was based in part on flakes from another Colombian site, at Tequendama. Many different types of stone tools have been found there and archaeologists assumed that each of them had a special function. Flakes with concave edges, for example, were... view more... (1999-11-09)
New Pompeii before Pompeii discovered
Swedish archeologists have found previously unknown prehistoric settlements under ancient Pompeii. The Swedish Pompeii Project, tied to Stockholm University and the Swedish Institute in Rome, has worked for five seasons in a section of Pompeii to study and document the relics of the ancient city. When a well was emptied of its contents of pumice... view more... (2005-04-18)
Rapid determination of urinary stone formation risk
Scientists at Bonn University, in co-operation with the firms NTTF and Theisen, have developed a novel appliance for rapid and accurate determination of the actual crystal formation risk in a patient. They are presenting their compact and ergonomic analyser in exhibition hall 3, stall C92 (Forschungsland NRW) at the international medical trade... view more... (2003-11-14)
Scandinavians are descended from Stone Age immigrants
Today's Scandinavians are not descended from the people who came to Scandinavia at the conclusion of the last ice age but, apparently, from a population that arrived later, concurrently with the introduction of agriculture. view more (2009-09-25)
IU discovers stone tools, rare animal bones -- clues to Caribbean's earliest inhabitants
A prehistoric water-filled cave in the Dominican Republic has become a "treasure trove" with the announcement by Indiana University archaeologists of the discovery of stone tools, a small primate skull in remarkable condition, and the claws, jawbone and other bones of several species of sloths. view more (2009-08-18)
4,000 Year Old Archer With Golden Earrings
The richest Early Bronze Age burial in Britain has been found by astonished archaeologists. The grave of a mature man was found near Amesbury, Wiltshire and contains far more objects than any other burial of this date, about 2,300 BC. He has been identified as an archer on the basis of stone arrow heads and stone wristguards that protected the arm... view more... (2002-05-15)
Many urinary stones can be treated without surgery
For many patients with urinary stone disease, treatment with a calcium-channel blocker or an alpha blocker can greatly improve their likelihood of passing their urinary stones, which may help these patients avoid surgery. view more (2006-10-02)
Leverhulme Trust awards £1.2m for study of earliest Britons
The Leverhulme Trust has awarded The Natural History Museum and partners a grant of over one million pounds for a five-year study of the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain (AHOB). Scientists from The Natural History Museum, The British Museum, Royal Holloway and other institutes will work together to investigate such questions as: when people... view more... (2001-09-17)
Precise cut for sparkling jewels
Rubies, emeralds and tourmalines can only sparkle with the right cut. Since early this year, a fully automatic machine has undertaken this grinding process for Paul Wild GmbH. It saves up to 30 percent of the precious material and grinds the gems with greater precision. view more (2008-04-09)
Primate archaeology, proposal of a new research field
The use of tools by hominins - the primate group which includes humans (Homo) and chimpanzees and bonobos (Pan) - has been extensively researched by archaeologists and primatologists, both of who manifest the relevance of tool-use in understanding technology and the origins of human behaviour. view more (2009-07-17)
Natural Stone Age diet a myth
Almost daily the media feed us advice about how we can live more in line with nature and our origins. We should live and eat “as in the stone age” is the message. But what did people actually eat during the Stone Age? view more (2003-06-13)
Drug prescribed for migraines and seizures increases risk of kidney stones
Topiramate (Topamax), a drug commonly prescribed to treat seizures and migraine headaches, can increase the propensity of calcium phosphate kidney stones, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. view more (2006-10-31)
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