'Oldest axe' made by early Australians

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 20:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Archaeologists say a tiny stone flake from north-western Australia, nearly 50,000 years old, is a remnant of the earliest known axe with a handle.

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