430,000-year-old wooden handheld tools from Greece are the oldest on record — and they predate modern humans Archaeologists have found the oldest-known surviving examples of handheld wooden tools. LiveScience · Jan 28
430,000-year-old well-preserved wooden tools are the oldest ever found Alder digging or scraping tool found at lake-side site used for animal butchery The Independent UK · Jan 27
This simple log structure may be the oldest example of early humans building with wood A pair of crossed logs in Zambia may be the oldest evidence of early humans building with wood The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Technological secrets from 300,000 BC: How one stick revealed early humans were more skilled than we thought It’s the first time that scientists have proved that pre-Homo-sapiens species of humans had developed sophisticated woodworking skills The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023
300,000-Year-Old Hunting Weapon Unearthed In Germany Ancient double-pointed stick reveals early humans' sophisticated hunting skills Zenger · Jul 19, 2023
Early humans used expert woodwork skills to make hunting weapons – study Analysis of a stick, found in Schoningen in Germany three decades ago, showed it was scraped, seasoned and sanded before being used to kill animals. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023