Haven’t there been a tonne of these things that supposedly push back the clock of human history? Why is this one in particular getting a lot of attention??
I'd assume it's due to the discovery not being some human remains but rather processed wood, making it the oldest evidence for wood working we have by a massive margin. Quote from the article:
> Prior to this discovery, the oldest known surviving wooden structures were built by people living in northern England around 11,000 years ago.
I get that. I just thought there were a tonne of even more exotic finds of more advanced technology than woodworking — but it’s not always clear which are ‘fringe’ and which have been invested with the epistemic authority of institutional science. That is the confusing thing.
