Reproduction Acheulean and Mousterian Industry prehistoric tools

Description:	The use of stone tools by prehistoric peoples developed slowly over millions of years. Archaeologists have defined different types of tools and attributed them to certain time periods and groups, called tool industries. These reproduction tools represent two different industries called Acheulean and Mousterian. Acheulean tools date to the Lower Paleolithic period and were in use for a long period from 1.5 million to 110,000 years ago. It is believed that the early hominids Homo erectus and archaic Homo sapiens made and used the tools which consisted of simply flaked stone and flint hand-axes, choppers, borers and knives. The name derives from the site near St. Acheul, in northern France, where such tools were first discovered. Mousterian tools date to the Middle Paleolithic period (300,000 - 30,000 years ago) and are associated with Neanderthals of Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa. Tools included stone and flint hand axes, scrapers and projectile points, used to hunt and process food. The Mousterian industry was named after a rock shelter site, called Le Moustier, in the Dordogne region of France. Prehistoric peoples from Europe, Asia and Africa used these tools.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/638
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Subjects:	Paleo-Indians Paleo-Indians -- Implements France France -- History Hominids Homo erectus Homo sapiens Neanderthals Europe -- History Asia -- History Africa -- History

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