World’s oldest wooden structure defies Stone-Age stereotypes

Initially, the discovery didn’t appear noteworthy—a log positioned horizontally atop another log.

“It didn’t look particularly exciting,” says Larry Barham, professor of archaeology at the University of Liverpool. “But when you look closely and you remove the sand around it, you can see where one sits on top of the other is a notch.”

This notch provided a crucial clue that these logs had been manipulated by human beings—extraordinarily ancient individuals who once frequented this site, located above the striking 772-foot Kalambo Falls in Zambia.

Subsequent examination of the logs uncovered distinctive indications of having been cut, hewn, and shaped using human tools, NPR reported.

READ MORE: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/09/22/1200975292/worlds-oldest-wooden-structure-defies-stone-age-stereotypes

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