Will East Africa lose title as the birthplace?

Excavations of the lower (known as AB-Lw) and upper (AB-Up) archaeological levels yielded more than 250 stone tools and almost 600 fossil remains. PHOTO | THE CONVERSATION  

In Summary

Archaeologists in Algeria have discovered stone tools and cut animal bones that may be up to 2.4 million years old, bringing into question East Africa’s title as the cradle of humanity

By Mathieu Duval and Mohamed Sahnouni