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Australopithecine butchers

David R. Braun
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David R. Braun: University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa. david.braun@uct.ac.za

Nature, 2010, vol. 466, issue 7308, 828-828

Abstract: How far back in the human lineage does tool use extend? Fossil bones that bear evidence of butchery marks made by stone implements increase the known range of that behaviour to at least 3.2 million years ago.

Date: 2010
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