It is hypothesized that Asian H. erectus did not use hand-axe technology because they __________.
A) had smaller brains
B) had less dexterous hands
C) left Africa before the hand-axe was invented
D) all of these

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Hand-axes are associated with African H. erectus, who used them extensively. There is no evidence that the technology was used by H. erectus outside of Africa. Therefore, it is likely that Asian H. erectus simply did not have access to the technology, rather than being incapable of using it due to brain size or hand dexterity.

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