Jacques Boucher de Perthes

Jacques Boucher de Perthes was a 19th-century French archaeologist who significantly advanced our understanding of early human history. He discovered ancient stone tools alongside extinct animal bones in France, suggesting humans existed much earlier than previously believed. His work challenged long-held ideas about the timeline of human development, providing strong evidence that humans lived during the Ice Age. Although initially met with skepticism, his findings eventually helped establish the field of prehistoric archaeology, highlighting the deep antiquity of human existence and our connection to ancient natural history.