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Nawarla Gabarnmang Rock Shelter

The oldest known stone axe with a ground edge has been found in Arnhem land, in the country of the Jawoyn people. At 35,000 years old, it predates the earliest known stone axe elsewhere by about 5,000 years.

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Aaron Smith, November 2010, Australian Geographic

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35,000 year old stone axe found in Australia

 

 

Author: M. H. Monroe Email:  admin@austhrutime.com     Sources & Further reading