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  • Oldest Elephant Bone Ax Sharpener Found in Europe (UK)

    Oldest Elephant Bone Ax Sharpener Found in Europe (UK)

    Introduction: A Glimpse into Europe’s Ancient Tool-Makers In a remarkable find that reshapes our understanding of prehistoric European technology, researchers have identified a 480,000-year-old artifact crafted from elephant bone. This triangular tool functioned as an ax sharpener, offering rare evidence that early human relatives in the British Isles refined tools with precision far earlier than…

  • Oldest Elephant Bone Ax Sharpener Found in Ancient Europe

    Oldest Elephant Bone Ax Sharpener Found in Ancient Europe

    Groundbreaking Discovery: An Ancient Sharpening Tool Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable artifact in what is now the United Kingdom: a triangular tool carved from elephant bone, dating to roughly 480,000 years ago. This small, slender object—measuring about 4.3 by 2.3 inches (10.9 by 5.8 cm)—appears to have been used as a deliberate ax sharpener, offering…