Stone-tool makers reached North Africa and Arabia surprisingly early
Ancient Homo species left primitive cutting implements far beyond East Africa
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MEAT ‘N GREET Animal bones and stone artifacts unearthed in North Africa, including this chunk of stone from which sharp-edged flakes were removed, indicate that hominids chowed down on meat there as early as 2.4 million years ago.
M. Sahnouni