c. 1760000 BCE
Earliest known Acheulean toolkits
Human evolution & hominins · Arqueología lítica · Achelense · Tecnologías coexistentes
By about 1.76 million years ago, Acheulean assemblages with large cutting tools, including handaxes, appear. The label describes a technological tradition recognized in the archaeological record; it is not equivalent to a species, a single intelligence, or an innovation that immediately replaced all other practices. Oldowan and Acheulean traditions persisted over broad intervals and in different regions.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
Reading the date: point event.
Sources
- humanorigins.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- Not identified in metadata; document review pending
- Source updated
- 2024-07-08
- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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