1.5M-year-old bone tools found in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania 🦴 These tools are 1M+ years older than previously thought! Early humans adapted stone knapping techniques to bone — showing advanced cognitive abilities and technological transfer between materials.
Key facts:
- Earliest bone tools discovered in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania by a prehistoric lake
- Research published in March 2025 shows bone tools were used 1.5 million years ago
- Discovery is over 1 million years earlier than previously proposed by archaeologists
- Early humans adapted stone knapping techniques to bone, showing technological transfer
- Demonstrates advanced cognitive abilities and conceptualization of tool-making from different materials