Analysis of 40,000-year-old stone tools excavated at sites across the Philippines, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste yielded traces of plant processing.
Sources
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- https://www.ateneo.edu/news/2025/02/21/clues-advanced-ancient-technology-found-philippines-island-southeast-asia (ateneo.edu)
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