University of Tubingen: Early Humans in South Africa Were Quarrying Stone as Long as 220,000 Years Ago
April 07, 2026
April 07, 2026
TUBINGEN, Germany, April 7 -- The University of Tubingen issued the following news release:
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Early humans in South Africa were quarrying stone as long as 220,000 years ago
International research team led by the University of Tubingen shows long-term use of a source of raw materials in Paleolithic South Africa
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As long as 220,000 years ago - far earlier than previously thought - people quarried rocks for their tools in places . . .
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Early humans in South Africa were quarrying stone as long as 220,000 years ago
International research team led by the University of Tubingen shows long-term use of a source of raw materials in Paleolithic South Africa
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As long as 220,000 years ago - far earlier than previously thought - people quarried rocks for their tools in places . . .