> How do they know the wood was used 476,000 years ago, as opposed to a human 6000 years ago finding and using some 470,000 year old wood? Surely we have not f

> How do they know the wood was used 476,000 years ago, as opposed to a human 6000 years ago finding and using some 470,000 year old wood? Surely we have not fallen this far away from nature as a species? Wood rots. IMO you're just being facetious about the find.