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title: Flint Cleaver from Ayn Soda
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10062/flint-cleaver-from-ayn-soda/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Flint Cleaver from Ayn Soda

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Flint Cleaver from Ayn Soda](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10062.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10062.jpg)

## Image Caption

Cleavers are large hand axes with a flat chopping edge. They were used for butchering and are among the oldest known tools. Late Acheulian period, around 300,000 BCE. From Ayn Soda, [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/). (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, February 28). Flint Cleaver from Ayn Soda. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10062/flint-cleaver-from-ayn-soda/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Flint Cleaver from Ayn Soda." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 28, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10062/flint-cleaver-from-ayn-soda/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Flint Cleaver from Ayn Soda." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Feb 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10062/flint-cleaver-from-ayn-soda/>.

## License & Copyright

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