Lower Paleolithic (Acheulian) Early Man Hand Axe AACA

LOWER PALEOLITHIC (ACHEULIAN) EARLY MAN HANDAXE.  The term Paleolithic was coined by archaeologist John Lubbock in 1865.  It derives from the Greek palaios (old) and lithos (stone), meaning Old Stone Age, compared to the later Neo-lithic or New Stone Age.  The Paleolithic Era is divided into 3 ages, the Upper (10,000 to 50,000 BP), Middle (30,000 to 300,000 BP), and Lower (up to 2 million years ago).  It is in the Lower Paleolithic that we find the Acheulian Tradition, which covers a time span of from 100,000 to over 1 million years before our present time.  

Surviving artifacts of this period are known as paleoliths and were manufactured by early hominids, from Homo habilis and Homo erectus to early Neanderthal, all predecessors of our species, Homo sapiens.  To hold one of these very ancient artifacts in your hand, to know that it was made hundreds of thousands of years ago by a primitive human species to aid in daily survival, is truly a humbling experience and a direct connection to our distant past.

This piece is over 5" long, 2 1/2" wide, and just under 1" thick. It is in excellent condition, has nice weathering and pitting from countless millennia of exposure to the elements, and if you look closely, you will see ancient desert sands in some of the crevices. This is a nice piece of the history of mankind.  It was found in the Sahara Desert of Northern Africa and is in excellent condition.  As with all of my artifacts, it is Guaranteed authentic for life! 

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*The field of Sahara Neolithic Artifacts was expanded by the advent of GPS technology available to meteorite hunters in the Sahara Desert. Thousands of years ago North Africa was a temperate environment similar to our own Great Plains. Countless generations of Stone-Age Man lived, hunted, fought and died there, leaving behind their weapons and tools. Today North Africa consists largely of the Sahara Desert, an inhospitable area almost the size of the United States. Constantly shifting sands and the ability to now safely travel off established trade routes have expanded this fascinating field of study by making these artifacts available to scholars and collectors around the world.

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