Homo erectus
The first humankind to use the hand axe was the Homo erectus. This is because a large number of hand axe are extracted from the places they lived in, for example, Olorgesaille in Kenya. They used these tools for basic survival and scavenging purposes. The most common tool during the Homo erectus period was the hand axe. These hand axes had a variety of shapes and hence their functions circular, rectangular, and oval. Most archeological evidence shows that most of them were tear-drop shaped. The hand axe was used for cutting and skinning meat and also for scavenging. Also, they were used for hunting purposes as they threw them towards the animals to hurt them. The hand axes were made from different types of hard rocks like obsidian and granite. Most of them had a sharp cutting age made through flaking a process of chipping away pieces of stones at the age.
Archeologists do take new axes in places where they were first found to recognize and understand the tools. Some tools can serve only one purpose, and through the advancement of technology, they are used to surface and see newer functions of these tools. Also, they use new artifacts to justify the usage of the tools that are extracted. You might find that the tools were not used for cutting but instead to climb mountains. Another reason why archeologists carry new artifacts is to compare or find out how they were made. The ancient axes were made through choppers while the modern is not. This proves whether, indeed, they were axe or not.
Archeologists do take new axes in places where they were first found to recognize and understand the tools. Some tools can serve only one purpose, and through the advancement of technology, they are used to surface and see newer functions of these tools. Also, they use new artifacts to justify the usage of the tools that are extracted. You might find that the tools were not used for cutting but instead to climb mountains. Another reason why archeologists carry new artifacts is to compare or find out how they were made. The ancient axes were made through choppers while the modern is not. This proves whether, indeed, they were axe or not.
Archeologists do take new axes in places where they were first found to recognize and understand the tools. Some tools can serve only one purpose, and through the advancement of technology, they are used to surface and see newer functions of these tools. Also, they use new artifacts to justify the usage of the tools that are extracted. You might find that the tools were not used for cutting but instead to climb mountains. Another reason why archeologists carry new artifacts is to compare or find out how they were made. The ancient axes were made through choppers while the modern is not. This proves whether, indeed, they were axe or not.