Study makes musical link to evolution of stone age tools

Piano players may have more in common with a caveman than you might think, if the latest scientific findings are to be believed. Experts have previously argued that the evolution of language in our early ancestors led to advances stone age tools. But new research suggests that developments in areas of the brain used when we master musical instruments are responsible. Researchers from The University of East Anglia have been examining a'revolutionary' step forward in stone tool crafting around 1.75 million years ago. Around 1.75 million years ago, early humans moved from making simple tools from rocks and pebbles to producing two-sided, shaped tools like axes and cleavers. Researchers from the University of East Anglia wanted to better understand the link between brain development and the cognitive abilities behind creating these tools.