"One is inclined to believe that large tools such as knives, scrapers and points are more significant than simple flakes, especially when they are small and really just a byproduct of tool production.

Their analysis revealed a surprising fact: The flakes that the macaques unintentionally produced looked a lot like the oldest stone tools that were intentionally made by hominins: Lomekwian and ...

Middle Paleolithic stone tool technology is defined by deliberate core preparation to produce flakes of predetermined size and shape. First appearing in the archaeological record between 200,000 ...

These flakes resemble some sharp-edged stone tools presumed to have been created on purpose by ancient hominids, researchers say. Previous research has already shown that rock-wielding capuchin ...

“Our study shows that stone tool production is not unique to humans and our ancestors.” The macaques make their stone flakes unintentionally, the researchers note, while human stone flake ...