Discovery of Neanderthal-Style Tools in China Challenges Assumptions About Ancient East Asian Technology

Archaeology breakthrough as 60,000-year-old stone tools unearthed in China cause 'big upset' - Manchester Evening News

The discovery challenges our understanding of human evolution in East Asia – and could rewrite human history

50,000-Year-Old Tools Found in China Could Point to Unknown Human Ancestor

Researchers found European-style Quina tools in China, dating back 55,000 years, challenging the view that East Asia’s Middle Paleolithic era was stagnant and opening new questions about early human innovation and migration. The Middle Paleolithic period is often seen as a time of significant change in Europe and Africa, but it has traditionally been regarded [...]

Unknown Human Species in East Asia Used Advanced Tools as Neanderthals in Europe

Advanced tools used by unknown human species identified in China. Credit: Qi-Jun Ruan et. al / PNAS A groundbreaking discovery in southwest China has revealed that an unknown early human species was using advanced tools once thought to be unique to Neanderthals in Europe. The find challenges long-held beliefs about technological development in East Asia during the Middle Paleolithic period. At the Longtan archaeological site, researchers uncover…

By Katie Hunt, CNN Stone tools unearthed in southwest China were used by a mysterious group to survive in a cold, harsh environment some 60,000 to 50,000 years ago. But whose hands shaped them? The answer could challenge what is known about human origins during this Stone Age period, according to new research. Archaeologists working at the Longtan excavation site in Yunnan province, on the southwestern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, discovered hun…

Did Neanderthals migrate as far east as China? Discovery of stone tools suggests it’s a possibility

Archaeologists in China’s Yunnan province unearthed stone tools crafted in a style associated with Neanderthals that hasn’t previously been found in East Asia, study says.

Ancient people in East Asia were more dynamic than previously thought

The discovery of a stone tool production technique never before seen in East Asia has revealed that ancient people in the region experienced more cultural change than previously believed. Middle Palaeolithic finds in other parts of the world point to key developments in ancient human technology and behaviour. The Middle Palaeolithic is the second subdivision of the Palaeolithic – or Old Stone Age – and spans roughly 300,000 to 40,000 years ago. …