Early humans in the Levant region underwent a significant technological shift approximately 200,000 years ago, abandoning heavy stone tools like massive handaxes in favor of lighter, more specialized implements including blades and scrapers—marking a
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No more giants, no more heavy handaxes: Why early humans downsized their stone tools
200,000 Years Ago Tool transition timeline
1+ Million Years Duration of heavy tool dominance
Blades, Flakes, Scrapers New tool types adopted
Heavy Tools Disappeared Change in fossil record
Specialization innovation type
Rapid tool transition