[SunkenCiv]

The skull fragment of human bone (a) with a close-up view (b) of the area used for retouching stone tools. Credit: F. d'Errico, C. Verna.

[GeronL]

the earliest tools were probably rocks and sticks.

[chipper dave]

Maybe Obama is good for something after all?

[a fool in paradise]

Zog’s Tool Works.

[The KG9 Kid]

Article seems unclear if the 'human' bone was Homo sapiens sapiens or Homo neanderthalensis.

If the former, this could go a long way to explain why Neanderthal died out: Homo sapiens got sick of the Neanderthal's terror and wiped them all out.

If the latter, then Neanderthal man seemed destined fo destruction.

[a fool in paradise]

Mrs. Zog was grateful.

[jessduntno]

On the back it says “Made in China.”

[JoeProBono]

[hosepipe]

Human evolution is quite a Yarn.. I love science fiction..
If the 3rd human on earth did not come from the first two.. a bodacious Yarn must be constructed..

Science fiction MUST be very logical else whats the point..
Reality need not be logical at all.. because it has nothing to prove..

Adam and Eve is another very good Yarn..
Being a human is very entertaining..

[ZULU]

“Now scientists have identified a human skull fragment dating back at least 50,000 years that bears signs it was used as a sharpener.”

Hnce the popular expression, “He’s a really sharpe guy”.

[bunkerhill7]

A Neanderthal Named Trom, Fashioned Earliest Musical Instrument Made From His Own Human Bones, called the Trombone

[cajuncow]

[bunkerhill7]

This explains Adam`s Rib.

[wildbill]

Probably used as a scraper to get the brains out of the skull for supper. YUM!