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The earliest user of Acheulean tools may have been Homo ergaster, who first appeared about 1.8 million years ago (not all researchers use this formal name, and instead prefer to call these users early Homo erectus [10]).
Acheulean industry, first standardized tradition of toolmaking of Homo erectus and early H. sapiens. Named for the type site, Saint-Acheul, in northern France, Acheulean tools were made of stone with good fracture characteristics, such as chalcedony, jasper, and flint; in regions lacking these, quartzite might be used.
The Acheulean Industry was named after stone artefacts recovered in the 1850s from ancient river terraces in a quarry at Saint-Acheul (Amiens), in France. The Oldowan and Acheulean industries define the Lower Palaeolithic period.
In Europe, the earliest Acheulean tools appear just after 800,000 years ago, as H. erectus moved north out of Africa. Acheulean technology is best characterized by its distinctive stone handaxes. These handaxes are pear shaped, teardrop shaped, or rounded in outline, usually 12–20 cm long and flaked over at least part of the surface of each ...
30 Μαΐ 2019 · The humans who produced the Acheulean stone tool industry were members of the species Homo erectus and H. heidelbergensis. During this period, Homo erectus left Africa through the Levantine Corridor and traveled into Eurasia and eventually Asia and Europe, bringing the technology with them.
5 Ιουλ 2016 · The Acheulean was first defined by Gabriel de Mortillet [13, p. 436], who considered it to be the earliest of the Stone Age periods.
21 Απρ 2023 · Acheulean History: Who Used Acheulean Tools? These tools were usually used by Homeo erectus in the hunting and preparation of game, though many believe they could also be used for battle and...
