Zambia site shows humans made wood structures 500k years ago

This is the oldest evidence in the world of humans intentionally crafting logs to fit together.

Before this discovery, the only known use of wood by humans was for making fire and digging sticks and spears.

This discovery challenges the standard view that Stone Age humans were wanderers. At Kalambo Falls, these humans had a steady source of water and food from the forest. They could settle down and build structures.Moving beyond the conventional Stone Age In Professor Barham's view, their ability to transform their environment to enhance their daily lives, even if it meant constructing a platform by the river for their chores, underscores the striking similarities between these ancient individuals and modern humans. He further highlighted the exceptional value of the Kalambo Falls site as a

Professor Geoff Duller from Aberystwyth University explained that, given the considerable age of these artifacts, assigning precise dates to them presented a significant challenge. To address this issue, luminescence dating techniques were employed.

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