Hoabinhian industry

prehistoric toolmaking

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The Hoabinhian industry refers to a prehistoric toolmaking tradition found in Southeast Asia, dating from approximately 13,000 to 5000 or 4000 BCE. This culture is characterized by a remarkable similarity in the design and development of stone tools used by hunting and gathering societies across the region. These tools, part of the broader stone tool industry, show a degree of coherence that may be attributed to land connections present before sea levels rose. The Hoabinhian sequence in Indochina, which includes ground-stone axes and adzes, is considered relatively late, possibly from the 1st millennium BCE.12

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history of Southeast Asia
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…human development observed in the Hoabinhian culture, which lasted from about 13,000 to 5000 or 4000 bce. The stone tools used by hunting and gathering societies across Southeast Asia during this period show a remarkable degree of similarity in design and development. When the sea level rose to approximately its…
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…human development observed in the Hoabinhian culture, which lasted from about 13,000 to 5000 or 4000 bce. The stone tools used by hunting and gathering societies across Southeast Asia during this period show a remarkable degree of similarity in design and development. When the sea level rose to approximately its…
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