Ancient Tool Discovery Could Redefine a Chapter of Early Human History
A team of archaeologists recently published robust and well-dated evidence for the earliest known use of wood technology.
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Discovery of half-a-million-year-old wooden structure shows we're wrong to underestimate our ancient relatives
To most people, complex technologies separate modern humans from their ancestors who lived in the Stone Age, thousands or hundreds of thousands of years ago. In today’s fast changing world, older technologies, even those from a few years ago, are often described dismissively as “Stone Age”.
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Scientists discover world’s oldest human-built structure, built by an extinct species
The discovery is likely to change archaeologists’ understanding of the evolution of early human technology
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Scientists discover world’s oldest human-built structure, built by an extinct species
The discovery is likely to change archaeologists’ understanding of the evolution of early human technology
The Independent UK ·
Scientists discover world’s oldest human-built structure, built by an extinct species
The discovery is likely to change archaeologists’ understanding of the evolution of early human technology
The Independent UK ·
Zambia find shows humans have built with wood for 476,000 years
Archaeologists have excavated two logs of the large-fruited bushwillow tree that were notched, shaped and joined nearly half a million years ago along the banks of Kalambo river, zambia
The Hindu ·
Scientists discover world’s oldest human-built structure, built by an extinct species
The discovery is likely to change archaeologists’ understanding of the evolution of early human technology
The Independent UK ·
Scientists discover world’s oldest human-built structure, built by an extinct species
The discovery is likely to change archaeologists’ understanding of the evolution of early human technology
The Independent UK ·
Scientists discover world’s oldest human-built structure, built by an extinct species
The discovery is likely to change archaeologists’ understanding of the evolution of early human technology
The Independent UK ·
World’s Oldest Man-made Wooden Structures Discovered In Africa
The structures date back half a million years.
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