Innovative Blades May Have Led to a Stone Age Population Boom

Monday, July 20, 2009 - 19:42 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Technological innovations have enabled human cultures to thrive, and now researchers have discovered what might be the oldest example known so far of such an occurrence. These ancient innovations are in the form of miniature stone blades, which appear to have contributed to a population boom in south Asia. [More]

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