‘We might have to abandon the term Stone Age’: oldest wooden structure dating from half a million years ago found in Zambia

Researchers uncover a wooden structure dating to at least 476,000 years ago near Kalambo Falls in Zambia. Photo: Reuters

Sarah Knapton
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The Stone Age may have to be renamed following the discovery that early humans were building wooden ­structures nearly half a million years ago, archaeologists have said.

Two planks of worked wood dating back at least 476,000 years, which possibly formed the foundation of a home, have been found at Kalambo Falls in Zambia.