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World’s Oldest Wooden Structure
September 29 , 2023
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- Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known wooden structure, and it’s almost half a million years old.
- The simple structure has been found along a riverbank in Zambia.
- The structure consists of two interlocking logs from a large-fruited willow tree.
- It is believed to be the world’s oldest known wooden structure.
- The structure is estimated to be over 476,000 years old.
- It is pre-dating the existence of modern humans by a significant margin.
- The structure’s age suggests that it may have been crafted by Homo heidelbergensis.
- This hominin species is believed to have inhabited the area between 700,000 to 200,000 years ago.
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