Half-million-year-old wooden structure unearthed in Zambia
The discovery of ancient wooden logs in the banks of a river in Zambia has changed archaeologists' understanding of ancient human life.
Researchers found evidence the wood had been used to build a structure almost half a million years ago.
The findings, published in the journal Nature, suggest stone-age people built what may have been shelters.
"This find has changed how I think about our early ancestors," archaeologist Prof Larry Barham said.
"They used their intelligence, imagination and skills to create something they'd never seen before, something that had never previously existed."
The researchers also uncovered ancient wooden tools, including digging sticks. But what excited them most were two pieces of wood found at right angles to each other.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66846772
The discovery of ancient wooden logs in the banks of a river in Zambia has changed archaeologists' understanding of ancient human life.
Researchers found evidence the wood had been used to build a structure almost half a million years ago.
The findings, published in the journal Nature, suggest stone-age people built what may have been shelters.
"This find has changed how I think about our early ancestors," archaeologist Prof Larry Barham said.
"They used their intelligence, imagination and skills to create something they'd never seen before, something that had never previously existed."
The researchers also uncovered ancient wooden tools, including digging sticks. But what excited them most were two pieces of wood found at right angles to each other.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66846772
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