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In Megalopolis, Arcadia, the world’s oldest known wooden tools – see photos

“This area was very important for human evolution throughout Europe,” explains the head of the research, paleoanthropologist Katerina Harvati

19-year-old arrested, member of gang looting churches in Megalopolis and Messinia – Even stole church bells!

A 42-year-old and a 46-year-old are still wanted – their loot exceeds €40,000

Incredible – Lower Paleolithic Tools dated to 700,000 years ago discovered in Greece (photos)

The experts think that the tools may have been produced by Homo antecessor, a hominin species that lived in Europe