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The First Toolmakers

The Ancients

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The Origins of Stone Tools in Eastern Africa

Arselepithecus in this case it was literally found where the 3.3 stone 2 ceramic we had been found but because it's only a few of these cut marks it really is an ongoing to this day I think an ongoing discussion of skeptical archaeologists who say maybe not and some that say yes no definitely yes or even when crocodiles which are quite abundant in in the fossil records in eastern africa at that time. The lomacris stone tools have never been found in that area from the Kika at 3.4 and then now came the french and said we have this new culture of very primitive their big stones both round things. Yes you can see how on purpose bits

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