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They do not have extraordinary evidence, but they believe that the claim is not extra-ordinary.

• varjag 3y ago
  It's strange, for a jump from historical to an evolutionary timescale. I find this really hard to believe though naturally archeologists must be knowing what they're doing.
  • huthuthike 3y ago
    Well we know that homo species have been using stone for millions of years because stone doesn't degrade easily. It's not that wild of a jump in logic to think they've been using wood for just as long.
    • _a_a_a_ 3y ago
      Recently it was found monkeys/apes producing chippings that looked very much like what we thought hominids were producing, so that caused some upset. Edit: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stone-flakes-made-by-monkeys-raise-questions-about-early-human-tools-180981785/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stone-flakes-made-... (And the wood found here was worked, not just a handy pokey-stick)