Archaeologists have unearthed an ivory shovel dated to around 99,000 years ago at a paleolithic site in Yishui County, the heart of east China's Shandong Province. Ivory relics used for making practical tools around 100,000 years ago are rare anywhere in the world, and the shovel is believed to be one of the earliest found in China.
     Eight cultural layers were uncovered, and more than 5,000 pieces of stone, bone, tooth and horn artefacts, along with animal fossils, were excavated from strata nearly eight metres thick.

Edited from Ukrainian News (3 December 2021)