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New evidence from Kenya shows early Oldowan stone tools remained stable for nearly 300,000 years despite intense climate shifts. Early hominins relied on craft and continuity long before rapid innovation arrived. #archaeology #Oldowan #paleoanthropology #TurkanaBasin #anthropology https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-tools-that-outlasted-a-world

🔍 Oh, look! Another attempt to redefine the universe with a tech tree that somehow manages to connect fire-shooty things with selfie machines. 📸🔫 Because clearly, the #Oldowan hand axe is the root of all gadgets, right? 🌳🤦‍♂️
https://asteriskmag.com/issues/10/the-universal-tech-tree #techinnovation #absurdity #gadgethistory #fireandselfies #HackerNews #ngated

Chimpanzees choose stone tools like early human ancestors from 2.5 million years ago

A new study published in the Journal of Human Evolution has shown remarkable similarities between how modern chimpanzees and early human ancestors pick tools...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/01/chimpanzees-choose-stone-tools-like-human-ancestors/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #anthropology #oldowan #hominin #humanevolution #chimpanzee #evolution

Who butchered this ancient hippo?

#Archaeologists in Kenya have unearthed dozens of #StoneTools scattered around the butchered bones of ancient #hippopotamus-like creatures. The site dates to between 2.6 and 3 million years ago, and pushes back the known start of large-animal butchering by early human relatives by at least 600,000 years. The tools are the earliest known example — by around 700,000 years — of #Oldowan tools, which became widespread across #Africa cont..

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00386-6

‘earlier than previously thought’ story of the week… “Sophisticated stone tools may predate humans, study suggests” - CNN #archaeology #Oldowan
https://apple.news/At0FnF9KqQVOsf7gwZSf44A