Lomekwi — Wikipedia

Lomekwi is an archaeological site located on the west bank of Lake Turkana in Kenya. It is an important milestone in the history of human archaeology. An archaeological team from Stony Brook University in the United States discovered traces of Lomekwi by chance in July 2011, and made substantial progress with four years of in-depth excavations. Artifacts excavated from Lomekwi date back to 3.3 million years ago, extending the history of human ancestral use and tool making about 500,000 years further than previously known. The most conspicuous among these cultural relics is a large stone...