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In Yunnan, China, Archaeologists Found 35 Wooden Tools (WT) From 250k–361k Yrs Ago—East Asia’s Oldest WT. Made During The Paleolithic Era. They Were Used To Dig Edible Plants, Not Hunt Like Spears From Schöningen, Germany. Preserved In Lake Clay, They Show East Asian Hominins‘ Strategic Planning. Dating Used Luminescence & Resonance (ESR).

Tools unearthed in China are first evidence of East Asia’s ‘Wood Age’ | South China Morning Post

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3316993/tools-unearthed-china-are-first-evidence-east-asias-wood-age

Archaeological site in Yunnan province yields nearly 1,000 wooden artefacts, including 35 tools, mostly used for digging, according to study.