Articles for tag: stone age

The Stone Age Tools Found in Malaysia Wouldn’t Look Out of Place at IKEA

The Stone Age Tools Found in Malaysia Wouldn’t Look Out of Place at IKEA

Annette Uy

Could you imagine walking into an IKEA showroom and discovering ancient tools that seem right at home among the minimalist furniture? As strange as it sounds, some of the Stone Age tools unearthed in Malaysia bear such a striking resemblance to modern Scandinavian design that it’s impossible not to be amazed. These artifacts, carved by ...

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How Early Humans Conquered the Globe: The Secret Behind the 50,000-Year Migration

Jan Otte

Scientists have perplexed for decades over a basic question: How could a small group of Homo sapiens effectively leave Africa around 50,000 years ago, spreading to every corner of the planet, while earlier migration attempts failed? According to a ground-breaking research that was written about in Nature, our predecessors did not merely happen onto fresh ...