Nature is reporting the discovery of Acheulean "hand axe" tools dating back to 1.76 million years ago, making them the oldest known examples of such tools. Even more exciting, they were found in the company of Oldowan flake tools, suggesting that these newfound tools are part of the transition from one technology to the other. Oldowan tools had been around for about a million years by then.
The New York Times story seems good and the Associated Press account is impressively enthusiastic.
In my book I go for round numbers and date the first word at 1.8 million years, so I'm glad to see some confirmation of creative activity from (roughly) that period.
I want to translate your book to Turkish language.
Posted by: Kocaeli Haber | January 13, 2020 at 07:28 AM