430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Found in Greece Reveal Advanced Early Human Skills
๐ฐ Original title: Scientists discover the oldest wooden tools ever used by humans
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430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Found in Greece Reveal Advanced Early Human Skills
An international team of researchers has uncovered what are believed to be the oldest known hand-held wooden tools ever used by humans, dating back approximately 430,000 years. The discovery was made at the Marathousa 1 archaeological site in the Peloponnese region of Greece by scientists from institutions including the University of Reading, the University of Tรผbingen, and the Senckenberg Nature Research Society. The findings were published in the journal PNAS.
The researchers identified two wooden artifacts that showed clear evidence of deliberate shaping and use by early humans. One tool was made from alder wood, while the other was crafted from willow or poplar. Microscopic analysis revealed chopping, carving, and wear marks consistent with human activity. Scientists believe one of the tools may have been used for digging in soft lakeside soil or stripping bark from trees.
The site also contained stone tools and animal remains, including butchered elephants, suggesting that the area functioned as a butchering location near an ancient lake during the Middle Pleistocene period. Researchers emphasized that wooden artifacts rarely survive for hundreds of thousands of years because they require exceptional preservation conditions.
In addition to the human-made tools, scientists examined another piece of wood marked by grooves that were ultimately attributed to a large carnivore, possibly a bear. The coexistence of human activity and predator traces suggests intense competition for resources in the area.
According to the researchers, these tools push back the known evidence of wooden handheld tool use by at least 40,000 years. While older evidence of worked wood exists at Zambiaโs Kalambo Falls site, that material is believed to have served as structural support rather than as handheld tools. The discovery provides important new insight into the technological abilities and adaptability of early humans in southeastern Europe.
430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Found in Greece Reveal Advanced Early Human Skills
๐ฐ Original title: Scientists discover the oldest wooden tools ever used by humans
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#archeology #earlyhumans #woodentools #greece
430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Found in Greece Reveal Advanced Early Human Skills
An international team of researchers has uncovered what are believed to be the oldest known hand-held wooden tools ever used by humans, dating back approximately 430,000 years. The discovery was made at the Marathousa 1 archaeological site in the Peloponnese region of Greece by scientists from institutions including the University of Reading, the University of Tรผbingen, and the Senckenberg Nature Research Society. The findings were published in the journal PNAS.
The researchers identified two wooden artifacts that showed clear evidence of deliberate shaping and use by early humans. One tool was made from alder wood, while the other was crafted from willow or poplar. Microscopic analysis revealed chopping, carving, and wear marks consistent with human activity. Scientists believe one of the tools may have been used for digging in soft lakeside soil or stripping bark from trees.
The site also contained stone tools and animal remains, including butchered elephants, suggesting that the area functioned as a butchering location near an ancient lake during the Middle Pleistocene period. Researchers emphasized that wooden artifacts rarely survive for hundreds of thousands of years because they require exceptional preservation conditions.
In addition to the human-made tools, scientists examined another piece of wood marked by grooves that were ultimately attributed to a large carnivore, possibly a bear. The coexistence of human activity and predator traces suggests intense competition for resources in the area.
According to the researchers, these tools push back the known evidence of wooden handheld tool use by at least 40,000 years. While older evidence of worked wood exists at Zambiaโs Kalambo Falls site, that material is believed to have served as structural support rather than as handheld tools. The discovery provides important new insight into the technological abilities and adaptability of early humans in southeastern Europe.
๐ฅ๐ Ah, the riveting tale of prehistoric campfires, where esteemed scientists have unearthed the groundbreaking revelation that early humans might have, drumroll please... used firewood! ๐โจ Who would've guessed? Next, they'll tell us water is wet! ๐๐ฅ
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379126001824 #prehistoriccampfires #firewood #discovery #earlyhumans #scientificrevelation #humorinscience #HackerNews #ngated...anthropologically speaking. But I'm having fun thinking about it. โบ๏ธ
This was inspired by the fact that Cary Grant was assigned "Archibald Leach" at birth. AALAB.
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The surprising origins of Britainโs Bronze Age immigrants revealed.
About 4600 years ago, the population of Britain was replaced by a people who brought Bell Beaker pottery with them.
Now, ancient DNA has uncovered the murky story of where these people came from.
https://mediafaro.org/article/20260211-the-surprising-origins-of-britains-bronze-age-immigrants-revealed?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward
#Archaeology #Genetics #DNA #BronzeAge #BellBeaker #Neolithic #EarlyHumans #UK #Netherlands #Belgium #Science
The surprising origins of Britainโs Bronze Age immigrants revealed.
About 4600 years ago, the population of Britain was replaced by a people who brought Bell Beaker pottery with them. Now, ancient DNA has uncovered the murky story of where โฆ
Scientists Identify the Worldโs Oldest Rock Art in an Indonesian Cave
Discovered in Indonesia, the worldโs oldest rock art is 67,800 years old and reveals new clues about the migration of the first humans to Australia.
Africa: Early Humans Relied On Simple Stone Tools for 300,000 Years in a Changing East African Landscape: [The Conversation Africa] Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The selection of rock type depended on how easily the material could be flaked to the desired shape and form.
http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQNKDc #Africa #EarlyHumans #StoneTools #Prehistory #EastAfrica๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐
New Koobi Fora fossils show Homo habilis had long, powerful arms and a more primitive body, so wouldnโt have looked very โhumanโ at all - especially from the neck down.
#humanevolution #AncientOrigins #EarlyHumans #PrehistoricManhttps://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/homo-habilis-skeleton-reviewed-00102450
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