Ancient Humans

Ancient humans invented new tools during a climate crisis

Faced with an unstable environment, ancient humans had to adapt.

by JoAnna Wendel
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Some 300,000 years ago, a prehistoric Mark Zuckerberg disrupted tool-use.

For 700,000 years prior, ancient humans had been using clunky stone hand-axes.

Human Origins Program, Smithsonian

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