Some manual tools may have been almost entirely replaced by power tools like the drill, but simpler devices can still be ...

Archaeologists have found the oldest-known surviving examples of handheld wooden tools.

The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were ...

Have you ever rummaged through your garage, stumbling upon dusty old tools that seem to have been forgotten for ages? You ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." From rare 19th-century leather working tools to mid-century woodworking handplanes, these finds tell the ...

Old tools from the 1950s often carry a charm and durability that modern versions can't match. I've noticed that many collectors are drawn to these items, not just for their history but for the ...

Ancient tools from central China are flipping the script, revealing early humans were far more innovative than history once gave them credit for.

It was a sharp discovery for archaeologists in Kenya. Archeologists have uncovered three-million-year-old tools used by early humans in an area of Africa called “the cradle of humankind.” Kenya’s Homa ...

The oldest stone tools discovered were found in a 3.3-million-year-old archaeological site in West Turkana, Kenya, according to findings published in 2015 in the journal, "Nature." The authors called ...

There are still plenty of gas-powered tools around, and Makita has announced a brand-new product designed to bring them into the modern day.

Finds from Greece and Britain suggest early hominins were shaping wood and bone with far more intention and ingenuity than ...