Stone tools suggest that hominins arrived on Indonesian island much earlier than thoughtDownload PDF RESEARCH BRIEFINGS06 August 2025The discovery of stone tools dating to at least 1.04 million years ago at the Early Pleistocene site of Calio on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi indicates that early hominins made a major deep-sea crossing to reach the island much earlier than previously established.This is a summary of: Hakim, B. et al. Hominins on Sulawesi during the Early Pleistocene. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09348-6 (2025).doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-02386-0Figure 1 is published under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence.ReferencesBrumm, A. et al. Nature 464, 748–752 (2010).Article PubMed Google Scholar van den Bergh, G. D. et al. Nature 529, 208–211 (2016).Article PubMed Google Scholar Brumm, A. et al. Nature 534, 249–253 (2016).Article PubMed Google Scholar Kaifu, Y. et al. Nature Commun. 15, 6381 (2024).Article PubMed Google Scholar Ingicco, T. et al. Nature 557, 233–237 (2018).Article PubMed Google Scholar Download references Read the paper: Hominins on Sulawesi during the Early Pleistocene The early origins of bone-tool manufacturing traditions by hominins 1.5 million years ago Humanity’s oldest art is flaking away. Can scientists save it? World’s oldest known artwork in Indonesian cave dated using lasersSubjectsArchaeologyAnthropologyLatest on:Jobs Founding Heads of R&D LabsAI4I is seeking to appoint the Founding Heads of its Research & Development Labs.Turin (IT)The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industry (AI4I)Associate or Senior Editor (Thermoelectrics & Thermal Engineering)Title: Associate or Senior Editor (Thermoelectrics & Thermal Engineering) Location: Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing, Madrid, Milan, New York, Jersey Ci...Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing, Madrid, Milan, New York, Jersey City, or Washington DCSpringer Nature LtdDeputy Editor, Communications HealthJob Title: Deputy Editor, Communications Health Locations: New York, Jersey City, Shanghai or Beijing (Hybrid working model) Application Deadli...New York City, New York (US)Springer Nature LtdAssociate or Senior Editor, Nature Reviews Earth & EnvironmentTitle: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Organization: Nature Portfolio Locations: New York or Shanghai -Hybrid Workin...New York City, New York (US)Springer Nature Ltd