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The Origins of Ashulian Tools

Terence Deacon: Ashulian tools are found almost exclusively in Africa, Europe and South Asia. He says the A Shulian hand axe was not the first tool to be used by early humans. To make a really fine tool, you're probably talking about an hour to two hours, he says.

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