Question

The Lower Paleolithic culture conveys the cognitive skill of human ancestors. How?

Answer 1

1. The lower paleolithic culture is marked by the human ancestors of Homo habilis and Homo erectus.
2. The human ancestors flaked the large stones and designed tools including hand axes.
3. These tools found in Africa, Asia, and Europe are dated to about 1.8 million years ago.
4. They made various tools such as hand axes and cleavers to meet their subsistence needs.
5. These tools are also known as bifaces.
6. Bifaces are tools that have to flake on both sides.
7. The hand ax tools are also known as Acheulian.
8. Acheulian were the first-hand axes recognized at a place called St. Acheul in France. Hence they are called Acheulian tools.
9. These tools show physical symmetry and the cognitive skills of the lower paleolithic