Turkey’s Oldest Tool Is 1.2 Million Years Old

[Skywizard]

LONDON, ENGLAND—The oldest stone tool ever found in Turkey
has been dated to approximately 1.2 million years ago. Danielle
Schreve of Royal Holloway, University of London, found the
quartzite flake in ancient deposits of the River Gediz in western
Turkey. “I had been studying the sediments in the meander bend
and my eye was drawn to a pinkish stone on the surface. When I

http://www.archaeology.org/images/News/1412/Turkey-oldest-artifact.jpgturned it over for a better look, the features of a humanly-struck
artifact were immediately apparent,” she recalled. An international
team of researchers then used high-precision radioisotopic dating
and palaeomagnetic measurements from lava flows, which both
pre-date and post-date the meander, to date the artifact to between
approximately 1.24 and 1.17 million years ago. “This discovery is
critical for establishing the timing and route of early human dispersal
into Europe,” Schreve said.



Source: http://www.archaeology.org/news/2847...ldest-artifact



peace...

[lucidity]

Hello Siblings,

According to the usual chronology .. this artifact was 'humanly-struck' only
in the loosest sense. Neandertals (or cousins of Neandertals) were around
at that time, but homo sapiens didn't leave africa until 60-70K years ago.
So this tool was made by humans only in the sense that Neandertals and
related hominids are humans.

And .... there's no way to verify the dating.

be happy

lucidity :-)

[Feritciva]

River Gediz is near my hometown Izmir. I remember going to Gediz for elementary school trips. So we played with some really very old toys back then! :cool:

[eaglespirit]

Hello Siblings,

According to the usual chronology .. this artifact was 'humanly-struck' only
in the loosest sense. Neandertals (or cousins of Neandertals) were around
at that time, but homo sapiens didn't leave africa until 60-70K years ago.
So this tool was made by humans only in the sense that Neandertals and
related hominids are humans.

And .... there's no way to verify the dating.

be happy

lucidity :-)

Hi Lucidity...Happy 2015! : )

Most Avalonians are on to this and aware of what You bring forth.
I am not being pretentious but just letting newer members and onlookers know of my general opinion of the general knowledge and intuit of most All here, out in the open : )