Which early human relatives may have made the Lomekwi 3 tools?

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hand tool Basic hand tools used in carpentry.

The Lomekwi 3 tools, which date back approximately 3.3 million years, provide evidence that toolmaking predates the emergence of the genus Homo. Because these artifacts were created before the appearance of Homo, researchers suggest they were likely made by an earlier hominin ancestor, such as members of the genus Australopithecus.12