Early humans in Afghanistan primarily settled along river terraces and in caves and rock shelters. The numerous stone tools scattered across the landscape serve as evidence of this early life, and archaeological excavations continue to uncover details about the region's ancient past.Lower PaleolithicThe discovery of Lower Paleolithic tools, dating over 100,000 years ago, east of the brackish lake Dasht-i-Nawur, west of Ghazni, marked a significant finding (L. Dupree, 1974). These tools, mostly made from quartzite, include large flake cores, cleavers, side scrapers, choppers, adzes, hand axes...