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500,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Tool Reveals Sophisticated Acheulean Technology

Acheulean technology Boxgrove archaeological site elephant bone tool

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A 500,000-year-old elephant bone tool from the Boxgrove site in southern England shows early humans selectively used durable animal remains to craft and maintain flint handaxes, demonstrating advanced planning and technological sophistication.

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The Boxgrove site is renowned for its Lower Palaeolithic discoveries, providing insights into early human technology and behavior.

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How widespread was the use of elephant bone tools among early human populations?

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Acheulean technology

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YerlerBoxgrove Southern England West Sussex

KonularBoxgrove archaeological site elephant bone tool Middle Pleistocene early human technology

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