Levallois Artifacts around the World (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Levallois Artifacts around the World

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The map shows where Levallois artifacts have been found. The oldest, dating to 337,000 years ago, have been found in Europe and Africa. The star on the map marks the site of Guanyindong Cave, where new research published in the journal Nature shows that this technology was used 80,000 to 170,000 years ago in Asia, much earlier than previously thought.

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Marwick et al.

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