Oldest Known Stone Tools Discovered: 3.3 Million Years Old | National Geographic

these stone tools are very unique very

these stone tools are very unique very important because they are the oldest

important because they are the oldest

important because they are the oldest stone tools found so far in the world

stone tools found so far in the world

stone tools found so far in the world they are dated at three point three

they are dated at three point three

they are dated at three point three million years old and they show that our

million years old and they show that our

million years old and they show that our ancestors the hominids were able to make

ancestors the hominids were able to make

ancestors the hominids were able to make stone tools before 2.6 million years old

stone tools before 2.6 million years old

stone tools before 2.6 million years old which was until this discovery the

which was until this discovery the

which was until this discovery the oldest the date of the oldest stone

oldest the date of the oldest stone

oldest the date of the oldest stone tools in the world these tools were

tools in the world these tools were

tools in the world these tools were found in the West Turkana region of

found in the West Turkana region of

found in the West Turkana region of northern Kenya this is a semi-arid

northern Kenya this is a semi-arid

northern Kenya this is a semi-arid badland environment similar to what you

badland environment similar to what you

badland environment similar to what you would see in New Mexico or Arizona when

would see in New Mexico or Arizona when

would see in New Mexico or Arizona when we had finally convinced ourselves that

we had finally convinced ourselves that

we had finally convinced ourselves that these tools were mapped by our ancestors

these tools were mapped by our ancestors

these tools were mapped by our ancestors and that they were surely very old we

and that they were surely very old we

and that they were surely very old we started to jump for joy and then also

started to jump for joy and then also

started to jump for joy and then also thought now we have to prove this to the

thought now we have to prove this to the

thought now we have to prove this to the rest of the world it’s a major discovery

rest of the world it’s a major discovery

rest of the world it’s a major discovery because not only we have an atomic holo

because not only we have an atomic holo

because not only we have an atomic holo skeleton pack now of our ancestors at

skeleton pack now of our ancestors at

skeleton pack now of our ancestors at that time period but now we have the

that time period but now we have the

that time period but now we have the evidence of what they were able to make

evidence of what they were able to make

evidence of what they were able to make and how they were able to make them we

and how they were able to make them we

and how they were able to make them we know that these stone tools were made

know that these stone tools were made

know that these stone tools were made using different techniques than the one

using different techniques than the one

using different techniques than the one that we are using later on time and this

that we are using later on time and this

that we are using later on time and this techniques are a bit reminiscent of the

techniques are a bit reminiscent of the

techniques are a bit reminiscent of the techniques that are used by the

techniques that are used by the

techniques that are used by the chimpanzee when they want to break open

chimpanzee when they want to break open

chimpanzee when they want to break open the nuts you can see that these stone

the nuts you can see that these stone

the nuts you can see that these stone tools were modified they were modified

tools were modified they were modified

tools were modified they were modified by hominids 3.3 million years ago when

by hominids 3.3 million years ago when

by hominids 3.3 million years ago when they wanted to remove some flags so some

they wanted to remove some flags so some

they wanted to remove some flags so some fragments some pieces of their stones to

fragments some pieces of their stones to

fragments some pieces of their stones to obtain flex with sharp edges when we

obtain flex with sharp edges when we

obtain flex with sharp edges when we finally realized what we had just

finally realized what we had just

finally realized what we had just discovered we were course very excited

discovered we were course very excited

discovered we were course very excited but also a bit scared because we’re

but also a bit scared because we’re

but also a bit scared because we’re a rather young team of researchers and

a rather young team of researchers and

a rather young team of researchers and we didn’t know if everyone would believe

we didn’t know if everyone would believe

we didn’t know if everyone would believe the claim that we would have to make

the claim that we would have to make

the claim that we would have to make that we have found the world’s oldest

that we have found the world’s oldest

that we have found the world’s oldest stone tools this discovery is a real

stone tools this discovery is a real

stone tools this discovery is a real reward for all these years of research

reward for all these years of research

reward for all these years of research in this region and it’s a real team

in this region and it’s a real team

in this region and it’s a real team effort for me this is a discovery of a

effort for me this is a discovery of a

effort for me this is a discovery of a lifetime