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New discoveries in Kenya may be changing long-accepted paradigms on stone toolmaking.

The discoveries include evidence that Oldowan tools were used to cut and pound animal flesh far earlier than previously known.

The discovery of teeth from the muscular-jawed Paranthropus alongside these stone tools begs the question of whether it might have been that lineage rather than the Homo genus that was the architect of the earliest Oldowan stone tools.

According to new research led by researchers with the National Museums of Kenya, Liverpool John Moores University, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History, early human ancestors used some of the oldest stone tools ever discovered to butcher hippos and pound plant material in Kenya around 2.9 million years ago.

Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. According to new research led by researchers with the National Museums of Kenya, Liverpool John Moores University, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History, early human ancestors used some of the oldest stone tools ever discovered to butcher hippos and pound plant material in Kenya around 2.9 million years ago. Science News | 2.9-million-year-old Butchery Site Reopens Case of Who Made...

Julian Louys, Author provided On the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya, a short valley extends south towards the looming Mount Homa.

Discovery of stone tools and cut-marked animal bones in Kenya offers window into the dawn of stone technology.

On several occasions, “fishermen” have been disappearing whenever beach officials question their identities. The islands are the most hit.

THE STANDARD Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Legal experts have warned of a crisis in the Judiciary following the decision by a Meru court to suspend Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu. High Court Judge Patrick Otieno’s shock ruling on Friday following a petition by a Meru resident, however, won praise from other quarters. They argue that the judge was right to order Justice Mwilu to step aside until she clears her name over allegations of misconduct and abuse...