Around 900,000 years ago, people in Spain started using advanced stone tools. Researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela found the oldest example of this in Europe. These tools were likely made by our ancestors or other human species before us. The tools found at El Barranc de la Boella in northeastern Spain show a big improvement in technology. They were made using a specific method to make them all the same. People also made bigger tools for different tasks, showing they planned ahead.
This discovery is important because it shows that early humans were smart and planned ahead when making tools. The tools found in Spain are similar to ones found in Africa, suggesting they could have come from there. This shows that technology spread from Africa to Europe a long time ago. These early tools show that our ancestors were already thinking ahead and planning things.
300,000 years later, people made more advancements in tool use, leading to the tools we use today. The research was published in the Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology.
Vocabulary List:
- Advancements /ədˈvæn(t)ʃmənts/ (noun): Progress or improvements in a particular field or area.
- Technology /tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/ (noun): The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
- Discovery /dɪsˈkʌvəri/ (noun): The act of finding or learning something for the first time.
- Planned /plænd/ (verb): To arrange or prepare in advance.
- Similar /ˈsɪmɪlər/ (adjective): Having characteristics in common; alike.
- Ancestors /ˈænsɛstərz/ (noun): People from whom one is descended; forebears.
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