Lower Paleolithic
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)
Did humans colonize the northern latitudes without fire?
An article by Wil Roebroeks and Paola Villa argues that fire was not present in Europe before 400,000 years ago.