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The 357,000-year-old abrading tool from Tabun Cave, Mount Carmel, Israel. Image credit: Shimelmitz et al., doi: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102909.

357,000-Year-Old Abrading Tool Unearthed in Israel

Feb 1, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

The 357,000-year-old abrader found in the Lower Paleolithic layers of Tabun Cave in Israel is presently the earliest documented artifact of its kind. The...