**Title:** 500,000-Year-Old Bone Hammer Found, Rewriting Human History

**Article:** Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known wooden tools. The find pushes back the timeline of human toolmaking. The ancient wooden artifacts are 430,000 years old. They were found preserved in waterlogged soil in Central Europe. This suggests early humans, likely *Homo heidelbergensis*, were shaping wood much earlier than proven before. Even older is a separate discovery: a 500,000-year-old hammer made from deer bone. It was found at a site in Germany. Together, these finds change scientific understanding. They indicate our ancestors were skilled crafters of complex tools from multiple materials over half a million years ago. This skill is a key sign of advanced cognitive ability. Previously, evidence for such early and sophisticated toolmaking was very rare. Organic materials like wood and bone usually decay. These discoveries survived due to unique conditions. The research confirms that early human technology was more diverse and developed much earlier than the archaeological record typically shows.