Paleolithic Flint Handaxe (Four Views) (IMAGE)

Tel-Aviv University

Paleolithic Flint Handaxe (Four Views)

Caption

A handaxe shaped around a concentric geological feature, shown enlarged at left. The researchers propose that unusual features in such tools may have held personal significance for early humans, beyond their practical use.

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Tel Aviv University

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