University of Victoria anthropologist and lead investigator April Nowell believes the tools researchers found in Jordan were used to hunt and butcher duck, wild cows, camel, horse and rhino.
University of Victoria anthropologist and lead investigator April Nowell believes the tools researchers found in Jordan were used to hunt and butcher duck, wild cows, camel, horse and rhino.
April Nowell
This ancient blade discovered at an oasis in Jordan tested positive for rhino residue.
Ancient tools solve Stone Age mystery —
This ancient blade discovered at an oasis in Jordan tested positive for rhino residue.
April Nowell
Chris Ames and John Murray survey the area which in ancient times was like a paleolithic bus stop where a wide variety of animals traveled back and forth between Africa and Eurasia.
Ancient tools solve Stone Age myster —
Chris Ames and John Murray survey the area which in ancient times was like a paleolithic bus stop where a wide variety of animals traveled back and forth between Africa and Eurasia.
April Nowell
The wetlands/reserve in Jordan near Azraq have a lower water table due to development nearby, giving the archeologists access to many new finds.
Ancient tools solve Stone Age myster —
The wetlands/reserve in Jordan near Azraq have a lower water table due to development nearby, giving the archeologists access to many new finds.
April Nowell
This ancient blade tested positive for camel.
Ancient tools solve Stone Age myster —
This ancient blade tested positive for camel.
April Nowell
Nowell, along with co-authors Ames and Stuart Lipkin, may have found the oldest direct evidence of animal residue on stone tools.
Ancient tools solve Stone Age myster —
Nowell, along with co-authors Ames and Stuart Lipkin, may have found the oldest direct evidence of animal residue on stone tools.
April Nowell
Amer Al-Souliman of Jordan's Hashemite University, right, along University of Victoria students Jeremy Beller and Murray, worked on the excavation with Nowell. The tools were found on digs from 2013 to 2015.
Ancient tools solve Stone Age myster —
Amer Al-Souliman of Jordan's Hashemite University, right, along University of Victoria students Jeremy Beller and Murray, worked on the excavation with Nowell. The tools were found on digs from 2013 to 2015.
April Nowell