An Acheulean hand-axe from the lower Paleolithic - around 800 thousand - 1.2 million years ago and associated with homo erectus or Homo habillis. They are the very first type of created tools derived from Olodowan type.

These hand-axes were the multi-tools are the Paleolithic, with multiple proposed uses, from scrapers and hammers for food preparation to weapons and even supposed ritualistic purposes.

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