Archaeologists in China’s Yunnan province unearthed stone tools crafted in a style associated with Neanderthals that hasn’t previously been found in East Asia, study says.

Archaeologists have unearthed stone tools in China that experts say have caused "big upset" to the way we think about East Asia during the Middle Stone Age. The tools, made by the Quina method, were previously thought to have been used by Neanderthals in Europe, and had never been found in East Asia.

Archaeologists in China have found stone technology previously thought to have been used by Neanderthals in Europe, challenging our understanding of human evolution in East Asia. The Quina method of making stone tools had previously been found in Europe but never in East Asia.