Researchers have confirmed that prehistoric populations in East Asia were crafting stone tools with attached handles as far back as 70,000 years ago. The discovery marks the earliest known use of handle implements in China and offers new insight into the region’s technological development. Researchers dated the Xigou site using multiple luminescence methods, which measure the last time sediment grains were exposed to sunlight. 🚨 70,000-year-old handle implements found in China are rewriting the history of human innovation. The discovery challenges the long-standing view that prehistoric populations in East Asia were slow to adopt complex behaviors.