New Discovery! Oldest known Oldowan stone tools unearthed in Kenya

Meet Leakey Foundation scientist Dr. Tom Plummer, get the inside scoop on the discovery of the oldest known Oldowan stone tools, and learn about their creators.

[camillastacey]

I love how accessible these talks are for people like me who are interested in the subject but have never studied it. Also I love the Godzilla print on your wall Arielle!

[nbenefiel]

When I was doing my grad work in Anthropology back in the late 80’s everything was Johansson and Lucy. It’s awe inspiring what has been found since then.

[SaintrillerTemyona]

Wow Great Chapter!
If I Got Oldoman tools how Meeting With Those Team And Work on it

[kimshaw-williams]

When are we going to take notice of the footprints found on the seashore of Crete (Gierlinski et al 2018)?

[johncampbell]

Bipolar percussion with hammer and anvil, was used as late as what time period here in North America?

[bobkemper]

I believe that I have one of the most ergonomic oldest Oldowan stone tool, I believe it is a hand Axe. I wish I could find a credible source that could give me an authentication on it.

[Cat_Woods]

Very interesting. I think you buried the lead. The exclamation point in the title should go with "Oldowan tools possibly used by Paranthropus!" or "by non-homo hominin!"

[mozartsbumbumsrus]

Has anyone found a musical instrument older than the professional Griffon vulture radius wing and Shawn's wing bone flutes from the Hohle Fels Cave and mammoth ivory flute from Geissenklösterie Cave 42, 000 and 40, 000 years ago?

[lesliesylvan]

Love fresh new incoming old hominin data 🐵

[thomaswayneward]

I wonder if the cells in the people that butchered the hippo are the same as a modern human?

[thomaswayneward]

I am shocked you used the progression from ape to modern human. Any modern scientist knows that is baloney.