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Anthropology

DRoseDARs

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3. "Hand axe... 250,000 years ago... before modern homo sap sap" Citation Needed

Reply to Warpy (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 3, 2017, 03:13 AM

Aug 2017

That's a mighty large claim, care to back it up? Your description of that object sounds like something that would completely upend modern understanding of early hominids, yet I can find zero mention of such an object.

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Why not? However, it could have been made by a woman for her husband or Warpy Aug 2017 #2

"Hand axe... 250,000 years ago... before modern homo sap sap" Citation Needed DRoseDARs Aug 2017 #3

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Fascinating, trying to see if I can hunt down more info. Thank you. nt DRoseDARs Aug 2017 #7

Hope so. I found the image on Pinterest Warpy Aug 2017 #8

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