EvolutionNovember 21, 2024
When Did Human Ancestors Start Using Tools?
The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy sparked a revolution in scientists’ understanding of the origins of clever hands and stone tools
Stories by Tracy L. Kivell
Tracy L. Kivell is director of the department of human origins at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. She studies the evolution of the skeleton in living and fossil primates, with a special interest in the evolution of the human hand and tool use.