Are the oldest tools in the world – Digital Journal Juarez

London – The oldest stone tools in the world, dating back 3.3 million years ago and have been used by the early beings of the genus Homo, were discovered in the northern Kenya, revealed scientists.

These are pieces that are about 700 thousand years older than any other tool found so far, suggesting that species such as Australopithecus afarensis or kenyanthropus would have been more sophisticated than previously thought .

The tools, which were buried on the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya’s north, “are much older than any other utensil previously found,” said Dr. Nick Taylor, the National Center Scientific Research (CNRS).

“It’s really amazing to think at that time difference 700 thousand years. Is monumental, “emphasizes Taylor, also a professor at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands

Among the ancient tools sharp stone blades, drawn from larger rocks that were probably used for cutting are included.; as well as hammers and anvils, some of enormous size.

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