@lwhemmings Four wooden water wells have been excavated in Eastern Germany, made from oak, dated between 5469 and 5098 BC. https://t.co/jb7hyd4nnw (But these are only half the age of the Shigir idol, which is larch.)
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"This study demonstrates that the first farmers were also the first carpenters, contradicting the common belief that the invention of metal woodworking tools more than a thousand years later was imperative for complex timber constructions. https://t.co/k3
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@HE_Archaeology So an actual oak tree as a well, rather than using oak wood as here?https://t.co/btR2is1oTH
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When did woodwork joints develop?#PLOSONE: Early Neolithic Water Wells Reveal the World's Oldest Wood Architecture http://t.co/ssOESk6Wei