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François Bordes (French archaeologist)

François Bordes was a French archaeologist and prehistorian renowned for his work on early humans and stone tools. He studied ancient sites in France, especially those from the Paleolithic era, and developed influential methods for classifying and understanding stone tool technology. Bordes contributed to the interpretation of how early humans lived, evolved, and interacted with their environment. His research helped shed light on the diversity of prehistoric cultures and their behaviors during the Ice Age, making significant impacts in the fields of archaeology and human evolution.