Early Neolithic Stone Tool - c. 10,000 BCE

The oldest knowledge of humankind we have doesn’t come from stories or recorded histories, but the stones our ancient ancestors left behind. Commonly known as handaxes, the true span of their use went far beyond that. Choppers, blades, scrapers, points, and crushing tools have all been discovered, and many of these tools may have been reshaped over time to be used for new purposes. These specimens are stone bifaces and come from North Africa. They are dated to roughly 12,000 years old.