

The Earliest Stone Tools
The earliest stone tools consciously made by humans were pebbles that were chipped on one side producing a core with a sharp cutting edge...

Stone Tool Characteristics
Stone tools in a broad sense result from striking pieces, flakes or blades from a block of material, the core. All flakes of human origin...


The Stone Ages
We use the term Stone age to describe the broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements with a sharp...