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World Museum of Man 2004

 

 

OLDOWAN - EUROPE

PEBBLE HAND AXE

Ref #:  371-372-373

Type:  Pebble Hand Axe

Material:  Quartzite

Period:  Developed Oldowan  600,000 - 400,000 years ago

Provenance:  Grenade - Haute Garonne Terraces, France

Measurements (left to right):  9.2 cm x 7 cm, 10.7 cm x 6.4 cm,

9.1 cm x 5.2 cm