World's Civilisation started in Zambia! The startling man-made structure at Kalambo Falls is the world's oldest known wooden structure, consisting of two interlocking logs joined by a notch that date back about 476,000 years. Discovered in Zambia, this rudimentary construction predates the emergence of Homo sapiens and suggests that early humans were more cognitively sophisticated than previously thought, capable of creating complex, multi-part structures. The waterlogged environment of the site
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World's Civilisation started in Zambia! The startling man-made structure at Kalambo Falls is the world's oldest known wooden structure, consisting of two interlocking logs joined by a notch that date back about 476,000 years. Discovered in Zambia, this rudimentary construction predates the emergence of Homo sapiens and suggests that early humans were more cognitively sophisticated than previously thought, capable of creating complex, multi-part structures. The waterlogged environment of the site
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At least 476,000 years old, this set of interlocking wooden logs is attributed to the Acheulean culture of Kalambo Falls, Zambia. It is made of Combretum zeyheri and features a transverse U-shaped notch intentionally cut to join two logs together. The age was determined through luminescence dating of surrounding sediments, producing a mean age of 476 ± 23 kyr. The primary log measures 141.3 cm × 25.6 cm (55.6 × 10.1 in). This artifact is now housed by the Livingstone Museum in Livingstone, Zambi
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At least 476,000 years old, this set of interlocking wooden logs is attributed to the Acheulean culture of Kalambo Falls, Zambia. It is made of Combretum zeyheri and features a transverse U-shaped notch intentionally cut to join two logs together. The age was determined through luminescence dating of surrounding sediments, producing a mean age of 476 ± 23 kyr. The primary log measures 141.3 cm × 25.6 cm (55.6 × 10.1 in). This artifact is now housed by the Livingstone Museum in Livingstone, Zambi
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