Dartmouth College: Painting From the 15th-Century Depicts Ancient Stone Tool
October 27, 2023
October 27, 2023
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release:
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Researchers identify the oldest artistic representation of a handaxe used by human ancestors.
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More than 500,000 years ago, our human ancestors used large, stone tools known as "Acheulean handaxes" to cut meat and wood, and dig for tubers. Often made from flint, these prehistoric oval and pear-shaped tools are flaked on both sid . . .
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Researchers identify the oldest artistic representation of a handaxe used by human ancestors.
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More than 500,000 years ago, our human ancestors used large, stone tools known as "Acheulean handaxes" to cut meat and wood, and dig for tubers. Often made from flint, these prehistoric oval and pear-shaped tools are flaked on both sid . . .