Posted on 09/21/2023 8:29:38 AM PDT by FarCenter
Half a million years ago, earlier than was previously thought possible, humans were building structures made of wood, according to new research by a team from the University of Liverpool and Aberystwyth University.
The research, published in the journal Nature, reports on the excavation of well-preserved wood at the archaeological site of Kalambo Falls, Zambia, dating back at least 476,000 years and predating the evolution of our own species, Homo sapiens.
The excavation team uncovering the wooden wedge
Expert analysis of stone tool cut-marks on the wood show that these early humans shaped and joined two large logs to make a structure, probably the foundation of a platform or part of a dwelling.
This is the earliest evidence from anywhere in the world of the deliberate crafting of logs to fit together. Until now, evidence for the human use of wood was limited to its use for making fire, digging sticks and spears.
Wood is rarely found in such ancient sites as it usually rots and disappears, but at Kalambo Falls permanently high water levels preserved the wood.
Researchers uncover wooden artefacts on the banks of the Kalambo River in Zambia, near where the oldest-known use of wood in construction was found
This discovery challenges the prevailing view that Stone Age humans were nomadic. At Kalambo Falls these humans not only had a perennial source of water, but the forest around them provided enough food to enable them to settle and make structures.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.liverpool.ac.uk ...
Ifn you kin build a wooden house
you kin build a wooden boat.
Well I’ll be.
Looks like the “experts” chit in middle of the field again.
Photo....
Ha.
University professors are going to spend thousands of hours trying to figure out the purpose of that building.
Like the little known comedy Escanaba In Da Moonlight (2001) in which the high status “two holer” outhouse played a major role in the first deer kill by the character was from that building while seated.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/escanaba_in_da_moonlight
They will assign a ‘religious purpose’ to it as they always do..............
Ha.
Thanks for the laugh.
That was the only commercial that Coca-Cola ever contacted Pepsico and objected to, and Pepsi pulled the ad...............
Right.
“First structure found to have been built long before the primitive tribes worshipped at the porcelain goddess after a hangover set in.”
Didn’t know that. I knew Tom Monaghan posted an “action” to stop the rival pizza place from showing two geezers playing dominoes as a Domino’s delivery guy delivered a pizza to a house. They asked if he wanted to play. “Dominoes”?” He refused. “Nobody likes dominoes any more.”
He said the ads demeaned the innocent young employees working at their jobs.
They found Eve's honeydo list.
#1 Get more fruit.
-PJ
LOL!
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