Scarcer Food May Have Led Early Humans to Extend Use of Stone Tools

Scarcer Food May Have Led Early Humans to Extend Use of Stone Tools

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This research suggests that around 300,000 years ago, early Homo sapiens in Africa adapted to changing environments and food scarcity by reworking stone tools for longer use. These cultural and technological changes coincided with the Middle Stone Age and significant landscape transformations, highlighting how early humans adjusted their tool use to survive.

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