Archaeologists in Morocco reveal major Stone Age discovery - in pictures

  • Archaeologists at the 'Thomas Quarry I' site in the Moroccan city of Casablanca have announced a major Stone Age find.
    Archaeologists at the 'Thomas Quarry I' site in the Moroccan city of Casablanca have announced a major Stone Age find.
  • The 17-strong team has discovered North Africa's oldest Stone Age hand-axe manufacturing site, dating back 1. 3 million years.
    The 17-strong team has discovered North Africa's oldest Stone Age hand-axe manufacturing site, dating back 1. 3 million years.
  • The site pushes back by hundreds of thousands of years the start date in North Africa of the Acheulian stone tool industry.
    The site pushes back by hundreds of thousands of years the start date in North Africa of the Acheulian stone tool industry.
  • The discovery was made during excavations at a quarry on the outskirts of Morocco's economic capital Casablanca.
    The discovery was made during excavations at a quarry on the outskirts of Morocco's economic capital Casablanca.
  • Before the find, the presence in Morocco of the Acheulian stone tool industry was thought to date back 700,000 years.
    Before the find, the presence in Morocco of the Acheulian stone tool industry was thought to date back 700,000 years.
  • The team behind the site discovery comprised Moroccan, French and Italian researchers.
    The team behind the site discovery comprised Moroccan, French and Italian researchers.

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