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Anatomically modern human remains found at Omo, Ethiopia, date to 195,000 years ago — the earliest confirmed evidence of our species.

Finely crafted harpoon points and a dagger unearthed at Katanda, northeastern Congo, place organized fishing expeditions deep in the Stone Age.

Bomvu Ridge’s hematite mine, active before 43,000 BCE, yielded 300,000 artifacts including stone tools — evidence of large-scale, systematic extraction.

The Ishango bone, found near Lake Edward, Congo, bears notched mathematical markings dating back roughly 25,000 years.

Evidence from Egypt’s Western Desert shows people cultivating barley, wheat, lentils, and dates around 12,000 years ago, among the earliest farming on record.

A mummified infant from Uan Muhuggiag, southwestern Libya, dates to roughly 9,000 years ago — 1,000 years before Egyptian mummification practice began.

Standing 481 feet tall and assembled from 2.3 million limestone and granite blocks — some weighing 100 tons — it remains an unmatched feat of ancient engineering.

Built in ancient Egypt, Kahun was rectangular, walled, and deliberately zoned into wealthy and worker quarters — urban planning roughly 4,000 years ago.