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The Fine Handiwork and Impressive Bravery of Stone-Age Humans | Visual Science

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<p>Unfinished needle or a completed awl made of bone or antler dating from 12,000 to 18,000 years ago.</p><p> </p><p>Axheads from the late Neolithic period, about 5,000 years ago. These axheads were fitted with wooden handles and may have been used to clear trees, chop wood, or even dig and plant.</p><p> </p><p>The point on this flint was made between 30,000 and 25,000 years ago and still holds its edge. The bone fragment on the right, likely from a prey animal like reindeer, shows cut marks that may have come from a tool used to slaughter the animal.</p><p> </p><p>Top left: two polished stone axes from the late Neolithic period were found in Normandy. Bottom left: Fine points found at the same site in France were probably used in hunting or combat.</p><p> </p>

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  1. Astronomy
  2. The Fine Handiwork and Impressive