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The world's oldest known axe identified
Australian scientists say they have identified a flake of basalt rock as being from the world's oldest known axe. The earliest settlers needed the tough material to chop Australia's very hard timbers. Sue O'Connor from the Australian National University dug the flake up.
(Photo: Flake from basalt rock Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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