The First Stone Tool Makers were NOT Human!

Debuting at 10pm pst (Sorry for how late it is guys, things took extra too export due to issues).

Enjoy!

The best PaleoFirdays are based on and informed on the past week’s news. This week we had some exciting news coming out of Kenya in the form of a new paper published in the Journal Science by the lead author Tom Plummer ( While Emma Finestone was involved with the find, she is not the lead author, as I mentioned mistakenly in the video). 

In this episode, we will discuss stone tools, how old they are, and who made them. Still, more importantly, we are going to talk about why the discovery is important and, at the same time, why leading stream media, such as CNN, etc., is way overblowing this new find. 

It is important, but not as much as the media is making of it, by my understanding. 

So watch, and enjoy! 

Be sure to subscribe if you have learned something new, and if you have any questions, leave them in the comments below! 

  1. https://www.science.org/content/article/one-ancient-human-relative-use-early-stone-tools
  2. https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/2022/06/09/the-earliest-stone-tools-not-oldowan/?fbclid=IwAR1q2I4gKqwbFDp9JUd5DwdI6mGQstt7xgExALgaNdUrEm3UkiAwt4IBumo

Published by sethchagi

I am a Paleoanthropology Student, so far with two degrees, in Anthropology and Human Behavioral Science, pursuing my B.A and then my PhD I love to read (like a lot) and write, I love my family, and I adore anthropology! Remember, never stop exploring and never stop learning! There is always more to learn!

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