Scientists discover the oldest wooden tools ever used by humans

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May 24, 2026, 8:22 am116 ptsTrending
Scientists have uncovered the oldest known hand-held wooden tools ever used by humans — and they’re an astonishing 430,000 years old. Buried for hundreds of thousands of years at an ancient lakeside site in Greece, the carefully carved wooden objects reveal that early humans were far more skilled and…

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