Lomekwi
Lomekwi 3 is the name of an archaeological site in Kenya where ancient stone tools have been discovered dating to 3 million years ago. The tools were generally quite large – larger than the oldest known stone tools, recovered in the Gona area of the Afar Region of Ethiopia, in 1992. The largest weighs 15kg, and may have been used as an anvil.
About Lomekwi in brief
Lomekwi 3 is the name of an archaeological site in Kenya where ancient stone tools have been discovered dating to 3 million years ago. The tools were generally quite large – larger than the oldest known stone tools, recovered in the Gona area of the Afar Region of Ethiopia, in 1992. The largest weighs 15kg, and may have been used as an anvil. The purpose of the tools is unclear, as animal bones found at the site do not bear any sign of hominin activity.
The date predates the genus Homo by 500,000 years, suggesting this tool making was undertaken by Australopithecus or Kenyanthropus. It has been hypothesized that tool making may have aided in the evolution of Homo into a distinct genus. It is unclear whether the Lomekwian tools are related to those made by Homo species – it is possible the technology was forgotten and later rediscovered.
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