A prehistoric whodunnit!
It's long been argued that one of the major evolutionary developments attributed solely to the Homo genus is the development of tools, the Oldowan tools serving as a prime exhibit. But new excavations bring into question this assumption, suggesting that another genus Parnthropus, might have also developed tool-making abilities. Here's the story: https://www.science.org/content/article/one-ancient-human-relative-use-early-stone-tools.
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