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Kent State Research Suggests New Hypothesis for Invention of Stone Cutting Tools

Stone Cutting Scene

The use of stone hammers to produce sharp stone flakes—knapping—is traditionally thought to be a process that ancient humans started doing intentionally or by accident before looking for things, such as animal carcasses and hard fruits, to cut. It is a defining feature of hominins and is seen as a massive leap of inspiration, or a “eureka!” moment around 3 million years ago. However, six Kent State researchers and their team suggest there may be more to the story.Metin Eren, Ph.D., published a research paper in Archaeometry arguing that the origin of knapping was instead a cumulative process t...

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