Before Homo Sapiens: 430,000-Year-Old Wooden Toolkit Found Alongside Elephant Remains
Published in Palaeolithic Archaeology & Human Prehistory • Sourced via regional research archives of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture Archaeological excavations at the Marathousa 1 open-cast site near Megalopolis, Greece, have yielded an astounding discovery: rare, preserved wooden tools crafted approximately 430,000 years ago . Belonging to early hominins—most likely Homo heidelbergensis —these artifacts offer unprecedented physical proof that pre-sapiens human ancestors mastered complex organic woodworking far earlier than previously believed. Preserved wooden artifacts and butchered elephant bones recovered from the ancient lakebed environment of Marathousa 1. A Rare Window into Organic Prehistoric Toolkits Wooden implements rarely survive in the archaeological record due to natural decay. However, the waterlogged, oxygen-free clay se...
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