The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and the Department of Parks and Recreation invite the public to a free program on Sunday, March 8, from 2-4 p.m., at Trailside Nature and Science Center.

Scientists uncovered a technological breakthrough in early human history at the El Barranc de la Boella site in northeastern Spain. Approximately 900,000 years ago, human ancestors in this region made ...

KOUTS | The Kankakee Valley Historical Society will hold its general meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Kouts Library 101 E. Daumer Road. The program, which is open to the public, will be presented ...

Sharp stone technology chipped over three million years allowed early humans to exploit animal and plant food resources. But how did the production of stone tools -- called 'knapping' -- start?

Stone tool manufacture and use are considered key adaptations in human evolution. The understanding of the biomechanical features and anatomical constraints of hominins during stone tool production ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

More than 80 Stone Age tools have been unearthed at a farm in Dartmoor in the U.K. Experts believe these tools may be 8,000 years old, made by our hunter-gatherer ancestors. The site, located near the ...

Sycamore Shoals State Park in Elizabethton is playing host to a class to learn about a pre-historic skill On Saturday, a group hosted what's known as a "knap-in". Knapping is the practice of building ...

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