Human History Oldest Suspected Wooden Structure Predates Modern Humans Unearthed in Zambia, the 476,000-year-old timber construction redefines our sense of early hominin ingenuity and craftsmanship.

Archaeologists dug into a riverbank in Zambia and uncovered what they call the earliest known wood construction by humans. The half-million year-old artifacts could change how we see Stone-Age people.

The discovery of the oldest known wooden structure at Kalambo Falls in Zambia has flung open the door into a new chapter of early hominid adaptation to the environment.

About 5 feet (1.5 meters) of the underlying log was excavated. "The structure involves the intentional shaping of two trees to create a framework of two interlocking supports.

The Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, considered the world's oldest and tallest all-wooden pavilion-style structure, showcases ancient ...

The wooden structure, also known as a fascine, involved several rows of stake-like bundles with smaller branches woven in between, archaeologists said. Most of the branches measured about 4 inches ...

A flint found at the site used to shape the wooden structure. Larry Barham/University of Liverpool At the end of the field season in 2019, the researchers made their most spectacular discovery.

Abstract: In support of the performance-based seismic design procedures for light-frame wood structures, developed within the NSF-funded NEESWood Project, a dual study with experimental and analytical ...