Stone tools reveal modern human-like gripping capabilities 500,000 years ago
8/20/2018 08:00:00 PM
This research is the first to link a stone tool production technique known as 'platform preparation' to the biology of human hands. Demonstrating that without the ability to perform highly forceful precision grips, our ancestors would not have been able to produce advanced types of stone tool like spear points.
The technique involves preparing a striking area on a tool to remove specific stone flakes and shape the tool into a pre-conceived design.
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