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Stone tools through generations

New research shows 300,000 years of human technology, including the presence of toolmaking and butchering along an ancient river in the Turkana Basin

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring wildfires, droughts, and dramatic environmental shifts. Now, a new study brings to light remarkable evidence of enduring technological tradition from Kenya’s Turkana Basin.

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