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Cleavers are large hand axes with a flat chopping edge. They were used for butchering and are among the oldest known tools. Late Acheulian period, around 300,000 BCE. From Ayn Soda, Jordan. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).
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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, February 28). Flint Cleaver from Ayn Soda. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10062/flint-cleaver-from-ayn-soda/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Flint Cleaver from Ayn Soda." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 28, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10062/flint-cleaver-from-ayn-soda/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Flint Cleaver from Ayn Soda." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Feb 2019. Web. 19 Apr 2024.
