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40,000 BC| c. 40000 BC | Europe [tools] | The Upper, or Late, Palaeolithic cultural period begins. It is characterized by complex and specialized tools and the emergence of regional stone tool industries such as Perigordian, Aurignacian, Solutrean, and Magdalenian in Europe. An important new tool is the burin, or engraver, used to scrape grooves in bone; two parallel grooves are used to detach a sliver of bone to make a needle, awl (pin), or fish hook. Blade tools lacking a serrated edge, and small thin blades, are also made and are used to create long cutting edges when cemented into a piece of wood using resin. |
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