Hand axe

Hatchet is a stoneware stone age of the lower (early) and Middle Paleolithic age. It is similar on both sides, and it is in hand, not a handle like a modern ax. It is probably wrapped in a piece of leather and is held directly in hands

This ax is a typical Acheulean and Mousterian culture, the tool that has been used for the longest in human history. The hand axes must have been used for at least 1.5 million years. They were made by early humans such as Homo erectus and Neanderthals, this is one of their most important tools. Hand Ax culture

Before Africa there was an old Stoneware of Oldowan culture (260 to 7 million years ago). [1] [2] It is now well known that the first stoneware may have been made by ancient apes. They were found in Africa's Rift Valley about 3 million years ago. [3] [4]

New archaeological evidence from Baise, Guangxi Province, China shows that East Asia occasionally has hand axis. However, as the references show, most of the artifacts are shredders and flakes. The author said, "The combination of stones is closely related to the cobblestone tool industry in southern China." [Five]

The line called Movius Line splits the old world into two parts. The western part is a hand ax area, the eastern part is a chopper or a slab area. It is assumed that there are at least two different cultural traditions.

Older hand axes are created by striking directly with stone hammer and can be distinguished by their thickness and jaw boundary. Made thinner Mousterian, later made with soft horn or wood billet, has a thinner, more symmetrical, straight edge

It is less than 15 minutes to manufacture a high quality hand shaft with an experienced meteorite knife. You can easily create a hand ax within 3 minutes from the pebble on the beach.

The hand ax is made mainly of vermiculite, but it uses rhyolite, phonology, quartzite and other slightly rough rocks. It depends on which rock is near. Obsidian is rarely used because it is not widely used. It produces a bright blade, but it is easier to crush than a meteorite.

Several basic shapes are distinguished, such as heart, ellipse, triangle, but their meanings do not match

Hat ax is definitely a multipurpose tool. Studies of those cutting edges have shown that in many cases they are used to slaughtering meat. This includes removing the bone marrow (explaining the tip) and common hacking through bones, muscles, and tendons. Experiments at Boxgrove quarry seem to support this. We certainly know that the Neanderthal people are at least big mammal hunters like mammoths. Therefore, it is easy to understand the need for such a heavy tool. To shake a hand ax requires a lot of power, but the upper body of the Neanderthal people is stronger than us.

Studies conducted at Boxgrove in the 1990's showed that the ax ax tried to cut the carcass with a hand ax, this indicates that the hand ax is very suitable for entering the bone marrow. Food source [6] [7]

... There is a new lower Palaeolithic tool, hand ax. The earliest European hand ax was assigned to the Avibirian industry developed in the Somme valley in northern France; thereafter, in the Aculean industry, you can see the more sophisticated hand ax tradition found in Europe. ..... A cutting tool called hand tool appeared. This is longer than the previous chopper, straight and has a sharp cutting edge. The earliest hand ax was made of a hammer. However, more sophisticated technology began about a million years ago; instead of simply crushing rocks with stones, soft hammers (usually corners)

The ax of the hand has nothing to do with the ax. This is often used to explain a wide variety of stone tools in stone typology. At that time I did not understand how to use these items. In the specific case of the Paleolithic hand axis, the term ax is an inappropriate explanation. Lionel Balout said, "These things are not misunderstood as 'axis', so this word should be rejected." Subsequent studies, especially those that examine signs of use, will support this view. Most hand axes have sharp boundaries and there is no academic agreement to explain their use. The pioneer of the study of the tool of the Paleolithic Age proposed that twin shafts be used first as a shaft, or at least for demanding sports activities. Other applications indicate that the hand shaft is a versatile tool. Various shapes and shapes of known specimens represent them as Acheulean "Swiss Army Knife". Each type of tool can be used for multiple tasks