Towards the end of the Lower Paleolithic and into the middle Paleolithic,
hand-axe technology advanced. They became wider and thinner, with more
advanced flaking, including numerous smaller secondary edge flakes which
made them much sharper and added the skinning of animals to their many
uses.. These were first used by Homo Erectus about half a million years
ago but were still in use when Neanderthal appeared on the scene, and
some may have been in use up to about 50 thousand years ago. Click here to see hand axes for sale
