Editing Lower Paleolithic (section)

==Chibanian==
{{main|Chibanian}}
{{see|Homo heidelbergensis||Archaic humans}}
The appearance of ''[[Homo heidelbergensis]]'' about 600,000 years ago heralds a number of other new varieties, such as ''[[Homo rhodesiensis]]'' and ''[[Homo cepranensis]]'' about 400,000&nbsp;years ago.
''Homo heidelbergensis'' is a candidate for first developing an [[Hmmmmm|early form of symbolic language]]. Whether [[control of fire]] and earliest [[paleolithic burial|burials]] date to this period or only appear during the Middle Paleolithic is an open question.

Also, in Europe, a type of human appeared that was intermediate between ''Homo erectus'' and ''Homo sapiens'', sometimes summarized under [[Archaic humans|archaic ''Homo sapiens'']], typified by such fossils as those found at [[Swanscombe Man|Swanscombe]], [[Steinheim skull|Steinheim]], [[Tautavel Man|Tautavel]], and [[Vertesszollos]] (''Homo palaeohungaricus''). The hand-axe tradition originates in the same period. The intermediate may have been ''Homo heidelbergensis'', held responsible for the manufacture of improved ''Mode 2'' [[Acheulean]] tool types, in Africa, after 600,000&nbsp;years ago. Flakes and axes coexisted in Europe, sometimes at the same site. The axe tradition, however, spread to a different range in the east. It appears in [[Arabia]] and [[India]], but more importantly, it does not appear in southeast Asia.