Archaeologists at the Jojosi site in South Africa discovered evidence that early humans quarried stone for tools 220,000 years ago—far earlier than previously thought. This finding challenges conventional understanding of Paleolithic hunter-gatherers
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Early humans in South Africa were quarrying stone as far back as 220,000 years ago
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University Of TüBingen Lead institution
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