Image: Cast of a Mousterian hand-axe This style of tools was
known as Mousterian or Mode 3 technology. This tool industry is
characterised by finely made hand-axes, blades and points found
at Le Moustier, France. These tools have only been found in
Europe in sites associated with Neanderthals and dating to about
200,000-35,000 years ago. However it is possibly early modern
humans used this technology when they first arrived n Europe
about 40,000 years ago. - © Australian Museum