Paleolithic chic: 500,000 years ago, Israel’s ancient toolmakers had a taste for sparkle

Rare hand axes from the Sakhnin Valley show Homo erectus picked fossil- and crystal-rich stones for visual appeal, hinting at early symbolic thinking, new study suggests

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