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The oldest cultural level at the ancient site of Koobi Fora in Kenya, KBS may predate Oldowan, at 1.8 million years ago. Type site is FxJJ1; and the culture is named after the KBS tuff, the volcanic ash layer in which the fossils were found.
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• Karari culture
• Hominid
• Koobi Fora
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