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This Paleolithic flint hand axe dates back to 300,000-250,000 years BCE. From modern-day Azraq, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (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. (2018, April 02). Flint Hand Axe. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8504/flint-hand-axe/
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