Hand axe

A hand axe is a bifacial Paleolithic core tool. This kind of axe is typical of the lower (Acheulean) and the middle Palaeolithic (Mousterian) and is the longest used tool of human history.

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Handaxes are only found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, while South-Asia retained flake-industries (Hoabhinian).

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Axe: The Ax(e) is an ancient and ubiquitous tool that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood, harvest timber, as a weapon and a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. The axe has many forms and specialized uses but generally consists of an axe head with a handle, or helve....

Acheulean: Acheulean (also spelled Acheulian) is the name of an industry of stone tools used by prehistoric hominines. It is dated by relative chronology to the Lower Paleolithic, following the Abbevillian out of which it arises. The Abbevillian created rough hand-axes by hitting one stone on another. The Ache...

Mousterian: Mousterian is a name given by archaeologists to style of flint tools (or industry) dating to the Palaeolithic or Old Stone Age....

Hand axe related Images and Photos (experimental)

Hand Soap	White Hand	Cool Hand Luke (BD)	Hand Paper Shredder
Hand Paper Shredder	Winning Hand	L'Axe Blanc	Cool Hand Luke
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