Des humains de l'ère glaciaire en Chine fabriquaient des outils en pierre perfectionnés

9 mai 2026

Rapporté par l'IA

Des archéologues ont mis au jour des preuves attestant que les premiers humains fabriquaient des outils en pierre sophistiqués dans le centre de la Chine durant une période glaciaire rigoureuse il y a 146 000 ans. Ces découvertes, réalisées sur le site de Lingjing, remettent en question les hypothèses antérieures sur l'émergence de la créativité humaine.

Des chercheurs travaillant sur le site archéologique de Lingjing, dans le centre de la Chine, ont passé plus d'une décennie à fouiller des ossements d'animaux et des outils en pierre associés à un parent humain éteint appelé Homo juluensis. Une nouvelle étude publiée dans le Journal of Human Evolution date le site d'environ 146 000 ans, situant ainsi les artéfacts au cours d'une période glaciaire froide plutôt que durant une ère plus tempérée comme le suggéraient les estimations précédentes.

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