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Schematic representation of the main heavy and light stone tool technologies throughout the Paleolithic period in the Levant

Research from Tel Aviv University: Early humans reduced stone tools following the disappearance of giant animals

Researchers suggest that the transition from heavy stone tools to blades, flints, and light scrapers about 200 years ago was not simply due to technological advances, but to the need to adapt to hunting and processing smaller animals.