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Tools of Change: Anthropology Researcher Uncovers Ancient Tech Tradition

November 7, 2025
Led by GW researchers, an international team of scientists uncovered evidence of stone tools dating from 2.75 to 2.44 million years ago at a site in Kenya’s Turkana Basin. (Photos Courtesy Koobi Fora Research and Training Program)

New research led by Anthropology’s David Braun revealed how early humans crafted stone tools for nearly 300,000 years during dramatic environmental upheaval.

Read more at:
https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/tools-change-researchers-uncover-ancient-tech-tradition

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