Ancient stone tools made by monkeys found here, revealed by research

According to an article published in Artnet, researchers believe that ancient stone tools discovered in Brazil were not made by early humans, but by capuchin monkeys. Archaeologist Agustín M. Agnolin and paleontologist Federico L. Agnolin wrote in the November issue of the science journal ‘The Holocene’ that we believe that the earliest archaeological sites in Brazil may not have been built by humans but by capuchin monkeys. The article states that archaeologists have made this disclosure during previous excavations at Pedra Furada regarding ancient stone tools made of locally found quartz and quartzite cobbles. Pedra Furada is known for its collection of over 800 archaeological sites in Piaui, in northeastern Brazil.

The oldest stone tools discovered are about 50,000 years old, and these tools have led some historians to believe that early humans were found in the area. However, in 2016, scientists challenged this research. It was said in the research that capuchin monkeys of northeastern Brazil are capable of making and using stone tools. The results of this research give strength to the theory of the year 2017, in which it was said that the stone tools found in Pedra Furada were not made by humans but by capuchin monkeys. According to the authors of The Holocene article, there is now strong evidence that these stone tools were not man-made.

Federico L. Agnolin told Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) that the evidence provided him with strong evidence that the objects found in ancient Brazilian sites were not American, but Capuchin. The monkey is responsible. The researchers compared the tools found at Pedra Furada to those found in capuchin monkeys today. Agustin M. Agnolin told CONICET that the results were surprising. He said that the tools used 50,000 years ago which were believed to be man-made, exactly the same tools can be seen with today’s capuchin monkeys. There is no difference between them.

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The researchers looked at previous research on populations of capuchin monkeys, which showed that the monkeys used small stones as hammers and larger stones to crack nuts and seed pods.

Federico L. Agnolin says the research has revealed that tools found at Pedra Furada and other nearby sites in Brazil were made by capuchin monkeys to crack nuts and rocks about 50,000 years ago.