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Early humans were quarrying stone in southern Africa over 200,000 years ago, reveals new research.

People quarried rocks for their tools in places they specifically sought out thousands of years earlier than previously thought, say scientists.

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(Gunther H. D. Möller via SWNS)

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(Gunther H. D. Möller via SWNS)

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