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For most of homo sapiens history we didn't even knew stone tools.

• AlotOfReading 6y ago
  Stone tools predate the evolution of H. sapiens. Key words to search are "Oldowan" and"Acheulean" tools.
  • _Microft 6y ago
    Thanks a lot - knowing the appropriate key words and terms makes all the difference when looking up new things.
  • deleted 6y ago
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  • baybal2 6y ago
    I am so embarassed of my ignorance
• ndstephens 6y ago
  Homo habilis ("Handy man") largely gets its name b/c some of its fossils are associated with early stone tools. Homo habilis dates back to roughly 2 MYA (million years ago). Home sapiens only dates back to about 300,000 years ago.