Stone artifacts and cut-marked bones that were excavated from two nearby deposits at Ain Boucherit are estimated to be ~1.9 million years old, and even older stone artifacts to be as old as ~2.4 million years.
stˈoʊn ˈɑːɹɾɪfˌækts ænd kˈʌtmˈɑːɹkt bˈoʊnz ðæt wɜːɹ ˈɛkskəvˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm tˈuː nˈɪɹbaɪ dᵻpˈɑːzɪts æɾ ˈeɪn bˈaʊtʃɚɹˌɪt ɑːɹ ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd təbi tˈɪldə wˈʌn.nˈaɪn mˈɪliən jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, ænd ˈiːvən ˈoʊldɚ stˈoʊn ˈɑːɹɾɪfˌækts təbi æz ˈoʊld æz tˈɪldə tˈuː.fˈoːɹ mˈɪliən jˈɪɹz.