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How old are the tools found at the Lomekwi 3 site near Lake Turkana?
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The tools discovered at the Lomekwi 3 site near Lake Turkana in Kenya are approximately 3.3 million years old.123
These artifacts, which include primitive hammers, anvils, and cutting hand tools, represent the oldest known tools of their kind. Their discovery suggests that tool use predates the emergence of our own species and was likely practiced by ancestors such as Australopithecus.231