A Neolithic hand-axe made out of shaped flintstone. This 95 mm long tool is thought to have been made by Neanderthal people and dates from the Mouster

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A Neolithic hand-axe made out of shaped flintstone. This 95 mm long tool is thought to have been made by Neanderthal people and dates from the Mousterian era (around 50,000 to 30,000 years ago). It was found near Anderen, Netherlands, but this does not mean this was its location of manufacture. This type of tool was primarily used for slaughter and scraping of meat from the bones of game.

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Size: 3384px × 4721px
Photo credit: © DIRK WIERSMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: anderen, archaeological, archaeology, archeology, bone, cutting, flint, flintstone, game, meat, mousterian, neanderthal, netherlands, scraping