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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Rare 300,000-year-old wooden tools found in China reveal diet secrets of early humans

A trove of rare 300,000-year-old wooden tools unearthed in south-west China reveals that early humans in the region may have relied heavily on underground plants like roots and tubers for sustenance.

The findings, published on Thursday in the journal Science, throw light on the advanced cognitive skills of early human ancestors in East Asia and their lives, diet, and environment.

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