Acheulean industry

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flint biface from Saint-Acheul

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flint biface from Saint-Acheul

flint biface from Saint-Acheul

Flint biface from Saint-Acheul, France; in the Muséum de Toulouse, France.

Didier Descouens/Muséum de Toulouse, former collection of Félix Régnault (MHNT.PRE)

Stone tools

Stone tools

Replica stone tools of the Acheulean industry, used by Homo erectus and...

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