 Shaping marks on the upper surfaces and on the underlying tree trunk (arrows indicating cutmarks) | |
| Location | Kalambo Falls |
|---|---|
| Region | Lake Tanganyika |
| Length | >141.3 cm |
| History | |
| Builder | Homo heidelbergensis? |
| Material | Wood |
| Founded | c. 474,000 BCE |
| Periods | Early Stone Age |
| Cultures | Acheulean |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2019 |
| Archaeologists | Barham, L., Duller, G.A.T., Candy, I. et al. |
The Kalambo structure is a Lower Palaeolithic wooden structure, of which two pieces have been uncovered along with other wooden tools. Discovered at the site of Kalambo Falls, Zambia, it is currently the oldest known wooden structure,[1] determined through luminescence dating to be at least 476,000 years old[1] and predating Homo sapiens.[1][2][3]
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