Ancient Chinese Tools Reveal Early Hafted Technology, Hinting at Diverse Hominins in East Asia
TL;DR
At Xigou in Henan, researchers unearthed over 2,600 stone tools dating 160,000–72,000 years ago, with several hafted to handles, marking the earliest known hafted/composite tools in East Asia and suggesting complex tool-making by potentially multiple hominin groups (not necessarily Homo sapiens), challenging the idea that East Asia lagged behind Europe/Africa in technology.
- 160,000-year-old sophisticated stone tools discovered in China may not have been made by Homo sapiens Live Science
- News - Hafted Stone Tools Dating Back 160,000 Years Uncovered in China Archaeology Magazine
- Technological innovations and hafted technology in central China ~160,000–72,000 years ago Nature
- Composite tool find puts China in tech revolution up to 160,000 years ago: paper South China Morning Post
- Discovery challenges long-held beliefs on early human technology in East Asia EurekAlert!
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