New find

[lostarrow]

http://archaeology.org/news/2336-140725-south-africa-kathu

Hope this link works

[Dalton Knapper]

Those are much more refined than the Olduvai Gorge artifacts and not near as old, so the big question is who made them? Interesting short article.

[JackCrafty]

Finds like this are always good for news but I'm a skeptic.  If they are claiming that these were knapped, I would like to see close-up view of the flake scars that show reverse hinges, multiple step fractures/islands/turtle backs, and beveled edges... all human flintknapping signs that nature has a hard time imitating.  If they are natural stones that were picked up and used for tools, well, that's a different story.

[lostarrow]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724172106.htm

This shows the points I was looking at in the original article. Is this more what you were looking for , Patrick? I agree . The first pieces pictured aren't that remarkable.

[JackCrafty]

Yeah, those hand axes look pretty good, especially "A".  But it says that those are from a surface collection (as it says in the description).  I wonder how they are dating those specimens?

Anyway, good links and an interesting site.  I love this stuff.   

[lostarrow]

I haven't had a chance to look into it  any further . They usually just give little snippets that leave you with more questions than answers. Good discussion starter though.