Early Prehistoric Handaxes

Jan van der Crabben

by Jan van der Crabben
published on 17 December 2018

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Early Prehistoric Handaxes — These two handaxes were made from flint by Homo erectus around 130,000 BCE. They were both found in Switzerland: The ochre one was found in Pratteln, Canton Basel-Land, while the white one was found in Schlieren, Canton Zurich. On display at the Swiss National Museum, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Jan van der Crabben

Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006.

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