Category: Human History
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1.2 Million-Year-Old Workshop Reveals Early Humans Were Skilled Crafters Earlier Than Believed – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] In Melka Kunture, Ethiopia, researchers found 575 obsidian hand-axes that are 1.2 million years old and believed to have come from a dedicated workshop. The discovery means that hominins (early humans and ancestors) may have been skilled craftspeople capable of working with obsidian some 500,000 years earlier than scientists believed. A volcanic glass that is…