Israeli scholars find millions-year-old human traces in ‘Miracle’ Cave
“We can now say with confidence that our human ancestors were making simple Oldowan stone tools inside the Wonderwerk Cave 1.8 million years ago."
A handaxe from the Achelean layers at Wonderwerk, South Africa. In the background is the cave entrance. (photo credit: COURTESY OF MICHAEL CHAZAN AND THE WONDERWERK EXCAVATION TEAM)Updated: