India, Dec. 28 -- As a part of the ongoing Ancient World Project, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, the Global Stone Tools gallery is scheduled to open in March, showcasing some of the oldest tools used by the human kind. These date back to a few million years until 10,000 years ago. "These are some of the most exquisite examples of the earliest hand-made tools," said Joyoti Roy, assistant director projects and public relations. "Just how we don't leave our homes without our mobile phones, people then always carried their stone tools, which were used for killing, de-skinning, etc." The star object of the display is the chopping tool from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa, loaned by The British Museum. It's made from a basalt stone cobble, a hard rock which required consistent, skilfully applied blows with a stone hammer to remove flakes and create usable, sharp edges, explained Nilanjana Som, curator at the CSMVS. "In a wider context, this is early evidence that the humans did not just pick up a stone and use it, but understood its material and form and carved a tool that can be used to their benefit," she added....