35,000-Year-Old Tools Found in Australia Are Among Oldest Ever

It is reported that eight bone tools were found during the survey of the Riwi Cave, located in the so-called Mimbi Caves – the historical possessions of the indigenous people of the same name, with the consent of which the scientists conducted the survey.

Dating has shown that the age of the new finds exceeds 35,000 years old. This alone makes these instruments one of the oldest ever discovered on this continent.

According to scientists, at least four of the artifacts can be considered the oldest in Australia. They were located in cultural layers, whose age ranges from 35 to 46 thousand years. This means that researchers are not yet sure how old the tools are but their age ranges between these figures. Read the free article.