Rare Neolithic Find: Woodworks Using Stone Tools on 5-Foot Logs From 476,000 Years Ago Found in Afri

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Rare Neolithic Find: Woodworks Using Stone Tools on 5-Foot Logs From 476,000 Years Ago Found in Africa

By Rich Co Sep 27, 2023 07:57 PM EDT



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In a rare neolithic find, 5-foot logs with woodwork were unearthed in South Africa.


Neolithic woodworking on 5-foot logs from 476,000 years ago was discovered by scientists. This find, which is unusual in South Africa, was made with stone tools.

Woodworks 60,000 Years Older Than Previous Discoveries
In a paradigm-shifting discovery, preserved timbers demonstrate that Homo sapiens and maybe earlier species were constructing wooden structures 476,000 years ago.

The oldest piece of previously discovered carpentry, according to Wikipedia, is a water well cover made out of oak planks that dates to 5,600 BCE. A carved spear from roughly 416,000 years ago was the oldest wooden tool ever discovered.

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These five-foot-long logs showed obvious evidence of stone-tool woodworking, with one end stacked atop the other at a straight angle. They resemble Lincoln Logs a little bit since the ends have notches carved into them to enable them to fit into one another.

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https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/58634/20230927/rare-neolithic-find-woodworks-using-stone-tools-5-foot-logs.htm