Original fossil. Hand axe, a sign of intelligence. It is the oldest reference of symbolic behaviour found. Biface hand axe made of quartzite.
Age: 500.000 years
Location: Sima de los Huesos. Atapuerca Site (Burgos). 1998.
Format: Original fossil
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