<P> Acheulean ( / əˈʃuːliən / ; also Acheulian and Mode II ) , from the French acheuléen , is an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture characterized by distinctive oval and pear - shaped `` hand - axes '' associated with early humans . Acheulean tools were produced during the Lower Palaeolithic era across Africa and much of West Asia , South Asia , and Europe , and are typically found with Homo erectus remains . It is thought that Acheulean technologies first developed in Africa out of the more primitive Oldowan technology as long as 1.76 million years ago , by Homo habilis . Acheulean tools were the dominant technology for the vast majority of human history . </P>
<P> Acheulean ( / əˈʃuːliən / ; also Acheulian and Mode II ) , from the French acheuléen , is an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture characterized by distinctive oval and pear - shaped `` hand - axes '' associated with early humans . Acheulean tools were produced during the Lower Palaeolithic era across Africa and much of West Asia , South Asia , and Europe , and are typically found with Homo erectus remains . It is thought that Acheulean technologies first developed in Africa out of the more primitive Oldowan technology as long as 1.76 million years ago , by Homo habilis . Acheulean tools were the dominant technology for the vast majority of human history . </P>
the most common stone tool type from the acheulean industry is
the most common stone tool type from the acheulean industry is
hand - axes
hand - axes