Description:

Western Africa, Mauritania, Acheulean period, ca. 700,000 to 300,000 years ago. A pair of rare stone hand axes made and used by early humans of the species Homo erectus (ergaster). Acheulean hand axes represent some of the earliest tools made by our ancestors. These examples each have superb flaking and execution of this form. Tip and edges are intact and super sharp. During the time of this axe, there were large elephant and hippopotamus species as well as giraffe species in Africa that primitive humans would have hunted. An axe like this was necessary to butcher such large kills. Size of largest: 3.75" W x 7.6" H (9.5 cm x 19.3 cm)

Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000

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#156081

  • Condition: Both are intact, with a few tiny chips from peripheries commensurate with age. One has a handwritten label, "Mauritania".

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