Around ~1.8-million-year-old stone artifacts from Ain Hanech (Algeria) were considered to represent the oldest archaeological materials in North Africa.
ɚɹˈaʊnd tˈɪldə wˈʌn.ˈeɪtmˈɪliənjˈɪɹˈoʊld stˈoʊn ˈɑːɹɾɪfˌækts fɹʌm ˈeɪn hˈeɪnətʃ ældʒˈɪɹiə wɜː kənsˈɪdɚd tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ˌɑːɹkiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl mətˈɪɹiəlz ɪn nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə.