Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure

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Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure (University of Liverpool)​

Article: https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/09/20/archaeologists-discover-worlds-oldest-wooden-structure/

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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.

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It is wood from the dawn of humanity. Also known as man's morning wood.
 
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