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Evidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years ago

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dc.contributor.authorBarham, David V. C.
dc.contributor.authorDuller, G. A. T.
dc.contributor.authorCandy, I.
dc.contributor.authorScott, Nádia
dc.contributor.authorCartwright, C. R.
dc.contributor.authorPeterson, J. R.
dc.contributor.authorKabukcu, Ceren
dc.contributor.authorChapot, L.
dc.contributor.authorMelia, F.
dc.contributor.authorRots, V.
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, N.
dc.contributor.authorTaipale, N.
dc.contributor.authorGethin, P.
dc.contributor.authorNkombwe, P.
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-11T11:30:23Z
dc.date.available2023-12-11T11:30:23Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractWood artefacts rarely survive from the Early Stone Age since they require exceptional conditions for preservation; consequently, we have limited information about when and how hominins used this basic raw material1. We report here on the earliest evidence for structural use of wood in the archaeological record. Waterlogged deposits at the archaeological site of Kalambo Falls, Zambia, dated by luminescence to at least 476 +/- 23 kyr ago (ka), preserved two interlocking logs joined transversely by an intentionally cut notch. This construction has no known parallels in the African or Eurasian Palaeolithic. The earliest known wood artefact is a fragment of polished plank from the Acheulean site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, Israel, more than 780 ka (refs. 2,3). Wooden tools for foraging and hunting appear 400 ka in Europe4-8, China9 and possibly Africa10. At Kalambo we also recovered four wood tools from 390 ka to 324 ka, including a wedge, digging stick, cut log and notched branch. The finds show an unexpected early diversity of forms and the capacity to shape tree trunks into large combined structures. These new data not only extend the age range of woodworking in Africa but expand our understanding of the technical cognition of early hominins11, forcing re-examination of the use of trees in the history of technology12,13. Wooden artefacts from waterlogged deposits in Zambia dating back 477 ka indicate hitherto unknown sophistication in woodworking at an early date.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41586-023-06557-9pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0028-0836
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/20204
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherNature Portfoliopt_PT
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectStone toolspt_PT
dc.subjectSinglept_PT
dc.subjectQuartzpt_PT
dc.subjectSitept_PT
dc.subjectFfeldsparspt_PT
dc.subjectFlorisbadpt_PT
dc.titleEvidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years agopt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage111pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue7981pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage107pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleNaturept_PT
oaire.citation.volume622pt_PT
oaire.fundingStreamCEEC INST 2ed
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project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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