The Paleolithic Age is the first cultural stage of mankind achieved by men who had been separated from their anthropoid relatives as they started to make tools and use fires. The time when the Korean peninsula was inhabited by men traced back to about 700 thousands

earlier. They were hunters and gatherers and moved from place to place for more food and largely lived in caves or around riversides. The Paleolithic Age can be divided into three different periods such as the early, the middle, and the late Paleolithic age, depending on the

process of human evolution and the development of tools. The early Paleolithic age was the period of Homo Erectus (Upright man) who used large stone tools with various functions such as stone choppers and hand ax. The middle Paleolithic age was marked by Homo

Sapiens (Wise Man). The stone tools got smaller while their functions were differentiated, creating a range of stone tools. The latter period is dominated by Homo Sapiens Sapiens (Wise Wise man). During this period, a stone blade technology appeared and enhanced stone tool

manufacturing efficacy. Soon, they made sophisticated and professional tools (i.e. combining small blades with branches or horns). In the Korean peninsula during the late Paleolithic Age, tanged points (Sumbezzirugaes) small stone blades commonly found in Northeast

Asia were excavated, indicating exchanged influence with neighboring regions.