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World's oldest stone tools found near Lake Turkana
Alba
#1 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 5:45:42 AM
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The Standard is now reporting albeit a month late that stone tools that are 3.3 million years old have been discovered on the shores of lake Turkana.

Big news because scientists have always assumed that only members of the genus homo made stone tools. Remember in form one you were taught that Homo Habilis (handy man) was the first tool maker.

It appears earlier hominind species were making tools. Possibly Australopithecus Garrhi or Kenyanthropus platyops

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KulaRaha
#2 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 8:04:42 AM
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They also found the skeleton of a whale near Lake Turkana. Apparently there was a river running from the sea all the way there.

Looks like that area was very active and fertile.

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#3 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 8:54:10 AM
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How does this information help us? Is it necessary information?
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#4 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 9:15:42 AM
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If you are interested in archaeology, it will be of benefit. It can even help you make small talk with your fish.
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#5 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 9:32:32 AM
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KulaRaha wrote:
If you are interested in archaeology, it will be of benefit. It can even help you make small talk with your fish.


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Rankaz13
#6 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 9:39:42 AM
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KulaRaha wrote:
They also found the skeleton of a whale near Lake Turkana. Apparently there was a river running from the sea all the way there.

Looks like that area was very active and fertile.

Link


This is interesting.smile
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#7 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 10:01:08 AM
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Rankaz13 wrote:
KulaRaha wrote:
They also found the skeleton of a whale near Lake Turkana. Apparently there was a river running from the sea all the way there.

Looks like that area was very active and fertile.

Link


This is interesting.smile


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#8 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 10:03:30 AM
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Rankaz13 wrote:
KulaRaha wrote:
They also found the skeleton of a whale near Lake Turkana. Apparently there was a river running from the sea all the way there.

Looks like that area was very active and fertile.

Link


This is interesting.smile

it was.... it's only in the last 7,500 years or so that the Turkana basin started being the way it is... it's actually one of the places where mammalian life teemed properly.
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KulaRaha
#9 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 10:14:27 AM
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I had read somewhere that the Rift Valleys lakes were all one huge body of water from Turkana to Naivasha. They slowly started separating while drying up.
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#10 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 10:19:48 AM
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KulaRaha wrote:
I had read somewhere that the Rift Valleys lakes were all one huge body of water from Turkana to Naivasha. They slowly started separating while drying up.


Is it different now?All the lakes, seas,oceans,rivers etc in the world are just one huge body of watersmile smile smile
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