Human ancestors made the oldest known bone tools 1.5 million years ago
Deep in a trench in Tanzania, researchers found dozens of tools crafted from animal bones some 1.5 million years old.
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2 viewpointsArchaeologists uncovered a cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools. They’re trying to determine who made them
Ancient humans made tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago
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5 viewpointsHominins in Africa were shaping bone tools as early as 1.5 million years ago
Standardized production of bone tools by our ancestors pushed back 1 million years
Ancient humans made tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago
1.5 million-year-old bone tools crafted by human ancestors in Tanzania are oldest of their kind
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