Istidsmänniskor i Kina tillverkade avancerade stenverktyg

9 maj 2026

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Arkeologer har funnit bevis för att tidiga människor tillverkade sofistikerade stenverktyg i centrala Kina under en brutal istid för 146 000 år sedan. Fynden kommer från Lingjing-platsen och utmanar tidigare antaganden om när mänsklig kreativitet uppstod.

Forskare vid den arkeologiska utgrävningsplatsen Lingjing i centrala Kina har tillbringat mer än ett decennium med att gräva fram djurben och stenverktyg kopplade till en utdöd mänsklig släkting kallad Homo juluensis. En ny studie publicerad i Journal of Human Evolution daterar platsen till för cirka 146 000 år sedan, vilket placerar artefakterna i en kall glacialperiod snarare än en varmare era som tidigare uppskattningar antydde.

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