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HOMO HABILIS STONE HAND AXES | Sizes: 7”- 11” HOMO HABILIS STONE CHOPPERS | Sizes: 3”- 5 ¾” The Oldowan is the oldest-known stone tool industry. Dating as far back as 2.5 million years ago, these tools are a major milestone in human evolutionary history: the earliest evidence of cultural behavior. Homo habilis, an ancestor of Homo sapiens, manufactured Oldowan tools. They fit easily into the palm with indented area for the thumb. These tools were likely used to cut plants or meat but may have also served as weapons when hunting animals for food. Most tools were clearly intended to be used by the bare hands although some were fitted to wooden handles. These collection are from the Great Rift Valley, in Central Africa. 37339 $800 42238 $700 45754 $400 44138 $400 34827 $400 35204 $500 43693 $400 45750 $400 35207 $500 43183 $600 • $140 ea. PREHISTORIC ARTIFACTS HOMO HABILIS, HOMO ERECTUS & CRO-MAGNON TOOLS CALL 1(800)426-2007 TO ORDER © SADIGH GALLERY ANCIENT ART, INC. 303 5TH AVE., SUITE 1603, NEW YORK NY 10016 1(800)426-2007 | INFO@SADIGHGALLERY.COM | WWW.SADIGHGALLERY.COM

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Page 1: Sadigh Gallery Prehistoric Artifacts Collection

Homo Habilis stone Hand axes | Sizes: 7”- 11”

Homo Habilis stone CHoPPeRs | Sizes: 3”- 5 ¾”

The Oldowan is the oldest-known stone tool industry. Dating as far back as 2.5 million years ago, these tools are a major milestone in human evolutionary history: the earliest evidence of cultural behavior. Homo habilis, an ancestor of Homo sapiens, manufactured Oldowan tools.

They fit easily into the palm with indented area for the thumb. These tools were likely used to cut plants or meat but may have also served as weapons when hunting animals for food. Most tools were clearly intended to be used by the bare hands although some were fitted to wooden handles. These collection are from the Great Rift Valley, in Central Africa.

37339$800

42238$700

45754$400

44138$400

34827$400

35204$500

43693$400

45750$400

35207$500

43183$600 • $140 ea.

PReHistoRiC aRtiFaCts HOMO HABILIS, HOMO ERECTUS & CRO-MAGNON TOOLSCALL 1(800)426-2007 TO ORDER

© sadigh gallery ancient art, inc.303 5th ave., suite 1603, new york ny 10016

1(800)426-2007 | [email protected] | www.sadighgallery.com

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PReHistoRiC aRtiFaCts HOMO HABILIS, HOMO ERECTUS & CRO-MAGNON TOOLSCALL 1(800)426-2007 TO ORDER

© sadigh gallery ancient art, inc.303 5th ave., suite 1603, new york ny 10016

1(800)426-2007 | [email protected] | www.sadighgallery.com

Homo eReCtUs stone Hand axes | Sizes: 6”- 8”

CRo-maGnon mediCal instRUments | Sizes: 6”- 10”

A hand axe that fits into the hand is the classic Acheulean tool, but they shaped these to serve as scrapers, side scrapers, backed knives, small choppers, picks, points and borers. These pieces are dated as far back as 1 million years to 400,000 years old. Great Rift Valley, Africa.

Earliest known medical instruments, dating as far back as 20,000 years ago. Primitive men had only some sharpened stones as surgical tools, they displayed an amazing technical proficiency in surgery. There is evidence that amputations were performed at a very early date. Mutilating operations, such as infibula-tions, castration and circumcision were common.

45747$400

45745$400

39120$500

43182$400

42237$400

43073$400

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1. 45802 $200 | $50 ea.

2. 42471........$400

3. 42470........$400

4. 42472........$400

5. 42468 $500 | $180 ea.

6. 42466 $500 | $180 ea.

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