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Paleolithic French Stone Age Acheulean Hand Axes

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Paleolithic French Stone Age Acheulean Hand Axes

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**Originally Listed At $600**

Western Europe, Northern France, Troussencourt & Touvent, Paleolithic, late Oldowan to Acheulean period, ca. 1,000,000 to 40,000 years ago. A pair of chert hand axes from prehistoric peoples- likely the Acheulean period, named after the location in France, where tools of this kind were first identified in 1847. Stone tools such as this were made by Homo erectus or Homo heidelbergensis, close ancestors of modern humans, and used in a variety of tasks -butchering and skinning game, digging in soil, cutting trees and other plant matter. Size: 5.5" L x 3.5" W (14 cm x 8.9 cm)

Provenance: private Lemont, Illinois, USA collection, acquired in the 1980's; ex-J.L. Gasiner collection

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Condition

Some chips and losses as expected with age to both. Overall great condition. Find sites written on surfaces.

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Paleolithic French Stone Age Acheulean Hand Axes

Name: Paleolithic French Stone Age Acheulean Hand Axes
SKU: 152001456
Price: 1000 USD
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