Tools Uncovered in South African Caves May Indicate Ice Age Social Networks - Archaeology Magazine

Tools Uncovered in South African Caves May Indicate Ice Age Social Networks - Archaeology Magazine

Lithic tools, Robberg caves, South Africa CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—Stone tools crafted by ancient humans between 24,000 and 12,000 years ago that were recovered from coastal South Africa's Robberg caves match contemporaneous styles found in Namibia and Lesotho, SciTechDaily reports. Researchers studied the details along the edges of blades and stones to determine what manufacturing techniques were used at the time, which coincided with the end of the l…