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Discoveries at Kalambo Falls, Zambia offer insights into ancient human technology. Recent research has revealed that nearly half a million years ago, ancient human ancestors, predating Homo sapiens, were already engaging in advanced woodworking. The artifacts found indicate that these humans wer

Researchers reported on the excavation of well-preserved wood, thought to date back at least 476,000 years, at a site in Kalambo Falls, Zambia.

Scientists found 5-foot logs from 476,000 years ago that had woodwork done on them using stone tools, which is a rare neolithic find in South Africa. Read more here.

Half a million years ago, earlier than was previously thought possible, humans were building structures made of wood, according to new research by a t

Research from the University of Liverpool and Aberystwyth University reveals humans were constructing wooden structures 476,000 years ago at Kalambo Falls, Zambia. This discovery, dated using advanced techniques, highlights the early human capability to settle and challenges previous notions about S

These artifacts represent the oldest-known example of humans

NEW YORK — Researchers have uncovered a simple structure from the Stone Age that may be the oldest evidence yet of early humans building with wood.

The interlocking pieces, found near a waterfall in Zambia, date to 476,000 years ago—before Homo sapiens evolved

Archaeologists dug into a riverbank in Zambia and uncovered what they call the earliest known wood construction by humans. The half-million year-old artifacts could change how we see Stone-Age people.

The logs, modified using stone tools, appear to have been part of a framework for a structure, a conclusion that contradicts the notion humans at that time simply roamed the landscape hunting and gathering resources.