Ancient Tools Unearthed in Australia

By TANALEE SMITH, Associated Press Writer, General Science / Archaeology & Fossils

In this undated photo provided by Australian Cultural Heritage Management, a stone tool called a chert knife uncovered in an iron ore mine site is seen at Hope Downs, 950 kms (590 miles) north east of Perth, Australia. Archaeologists have unearthed a large number of stone tools dating back at least 35,000 years. (AP Photo/Australian Cultural Heritage Management, Clive Taylor, HO)

(AP) -- Tools dating back at least 35,000 years have been unearthed in a rock shelter in Australia's remote northwest, making it one of the oldest archaeological finds in that part of the country, archaeologists said Monday.

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