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Article title is click bait. Hominin tools that are millions of years old have already been found by archeologists. e.g., recent news: Scientists uncover 3-mi
by vee-kay 9mo ago
Article title is click bait.
Hominin tools that are millions of years old have already been found by archeologists.
e.g., recent news:
Scientists uncover 3-million-year-old tools but they weren’t made by our ancestors:
https://www.futura-sciences.com/en/scientists-uncover-3-million-year-old-tools-but-they-werent-made-by-our-ancestors_23401/ https://www.futura-sciences.com/en/scientists-uncover-3-mill...
A list of findings of earliest known hominin tools:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earliest_tools https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earliest_tools
- pilaf 9mo agoPerhaps the key word is "wooden"? Which is not to say much older wooden tools didn't exist, but it's likely extremely rare that they would be preserved this long.