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Early humans in South Africa were quarrying stone as long as 220,000 years ago
July 04, 2026
TUBINGEN, Germany, July 4 -- 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

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International research team led by the University of Tubingen shows long-term use of a source of raw materials in Paleolithic South Africa

As long as 220,000 years ago - far earlier than previously thought - people quarried rocks for their tools in places . . .

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