Earliest known stone tools unearthed in Kenya

At 3.3 million years old, large flakes, cores predate the origin of the genus Homo

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ROCK STEADY  A stone tool discovered at a 3.3-million-year old site in Kenya displays edge damage where sharp pieces of rock were removed, its discoverers say. 

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Excavations in an arid, hilly part of East Africa have uncovered 3.3-million-year-old