Late persistence of human ancestors at the margins of the monsoon in India

Late persistence of human ancestors at the margins of the monsoon in India

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Jena, Germany (SPX) Oct 26, 2021

The longest lasting tool-making tradition in prehistory, known as the Acheulean, appears more than 1.5 million years ago in Africa and 1.2 million years ago in India, and mainly consists of stone handaxes and cleavers. New research led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has re-examined a key Acheulean site at the margins of the monsoon zone in the Thar Desert, Rajasthan

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