Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Untitled Document
Untitled Document
Cutting Blades:
This Upper Paleolithic stone tool tradition emerged among both Neanderthals and the first modern
humans, or Homo sapiens, in Europe and parts of Africa. The central innovation of this type of tool-
making involved detaching long rectangular flakes from a stone core to form blades, which proved
more effective at cutting. The blades’ shape also made them easier to attach to a handle, which
gave greater leverage and increased efficiency.