Prior to the development of Acheulean handaxes, the tools used by ancient humans and their predecessors, including the earliest known Homo erectus at Dmanisi, were primitive rock flakes knapped to a sharp edge.

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  Homo erectus, our ancient ancestor | Natural History Museum

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• Homo erectus, our ancient ancestor | Natural History Museum www.nhm.ac.uk Natural History Museum via serper

Referenced by nodes (2)

• Homo erectus concept
• Dmanisi location