Straight-Tusk Elephants Once Roamed Europe. And We Used Their Bones as Hammers
Nautilus • 1/26/2026
Summary
A 480,000-year-old battered bone is identified as the earliest known flintstone hammer in Europe. Straight-tusk elephants once roamed Europe, and their bones were used as hammers.
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