The second global migration wave in Eurasia is connected with the distribution of the Acheulian industry over its territory (Fig. 12). In Europe, the earliest Acheulian industry has been recognized at the sites of Carpentier’s Quarry aged approximately 600 ka BP, Notarchirico aged over 600 ka BP, Fontana-Ranuccio aged over 400 ka BP, Atapuerca aged around 450 ka BP and the recent age estimations of the Sima-delos-Huesos cave site allows dating the biface from this site to 530 ka BP (Fig. 13). It is highly possible that the population practicing the Acheulian industry migratedto Europe from Africa.
The distribution of the Acheulian industry in Eastern Eurasia is most important for our topic. The distribution of the late Acheulian industry with the Levallois system of primary reduction and bifaces is
related to the second global migration fl ow from the Near East to Eastern Eurasia, which took place around 450–350 ka BP (Derevianko, 2009a). Distribution of the late Acheulian industry into East Asia started from the Near East. In the course of migration and contacts of new migrants with the human populations of the first migration wave, the pebble tool industry was mixed with the Late Acheulian industry.
