As part of a research project on the ancient human occupation in North Africa, led by Professor Mohamed Sahnouni, researchers from the National Center for Prehistoric, Anthropological and Historical
Research (CNRPAH) (Algeria), the Centro Nacional de Investigacion sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) (Spain), and with the collaboration of researchers from Griffith University (Australia), the Institute of Humane Paleoecología and Evolución Social (IPHES) (Spain), the Museo Nacional Ciencias Naturales (MNCN) (Spain), Setif 2 University, Algiers 2 University (Algeria) and the National Museum of Natural History (MNHN) (France); Archaeological excavations carried at Ain Boucherit (Ain el Hanech, Guelta Zergua, Setif), led to the discovery of lithic tools and fossil bones with traces of butchery, the oldest known in North Africa dated 2.4 million years. Given its global impact, this discovery will be announced to the international scientific community in an article published in the prestigious American journal Science on Thursday, November 29, 2018.