Lot 994
Hand Axe Collection From the Homo Heidelbergensis Culture. This collection of three hand axes are from the Achelean and are between 120,000 to 300,000 years old and were sculpted out of stone by an archaic Homo species such as Homo heidelbergensis that may have been one of the direct ancestors of Homo sapiens. These large heavy hand axes probably had multiple uses from cutting meat to use as a weapon. The most primitive 6.25 inch hand axe was selected based on its size and shape and just chiseled to form a sharp point and flat side to hold in a hand. The second 5.5 inch hand axe has a small number of cuts and a point that is not sharp. The third 5.75 inch hand axe is a splendid example that has multiple cuts forming not only a sharp point but also sharp edges and fits perfectly in the palm of the hand. These hand axes may have been made over the period of thousands of years and were found in the Western Sahara Desert. These are rare and interesting early human artifacts that show that early humans had hands similar in size and shape to our own.
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Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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