Lower Paleolithic
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The Lower Paleolithic is the earliest period of the Old Stone Age, spanning the time when humans first began making stone tools. It matters because it represents the beginning of human technology and cultural development, showing how our ancestors adapted to their environment through the creation and use of tools.
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Four views of an Acheulean handaxe
The Lower Paleolithic (or Lower Palaeolithic) is the earliest subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age. It spans the time from around 3.3 million years ago when the first evidence for stone tool production and use by hominins appears in the current archaeological record, until around 300,000 years ago, spanning the Oldowan (Mode 1) and Acheulean (Mode 2) lithics industries.