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Why did the ancients make gigantic handaxes?
Looking at new research on the distribution and function of curiously large bifacial tools
![Two very large handaxes](/content/images/size/w1460/2024/04/giant-handaxes-biddenham-canterbury-west-dale-2024.jpg)
Neandertals hunted dangerous prey. How they killed them.
With deep experience in the hunt, Neandertals could anticipate the behavior of many of the most dangerous prey animals.
![A faunal mandible surrounded by other bone fragments on an excavated surface](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/10/faunal-bones-in-excavation-mauran-france-c-farizy-in-bachellerie-et-al-2011.jpg)