Acheulian stone tools discovered near Chennai
Acheulian stone tools, dating back to about 1.51 million years ago, have been discovered at Attirampakkam in the Kortallayar River Basin, about 60 km northwest of Chennai.
Cavemen made tools 71,000 years ago Updated: 07:08, Thursday November 8, 2012 Paleontologists say they have found small blades in a South African cave proving that man was an advanced thinker making stone tools 71,000 years ago - millennia earlier than thought.