Archaeologists conducted excavations in the West of Australia in the Kimberly.
Scientists in Australia discovered the world’s oldest axe. A fragment is a fragment from a polished part and the approximate age is 45 – 40 thousand years.
Scientists and archaeologists from the University of Sydney, based in Australia, discovered a fragment of the oldest axe in the world. His approximate age is 45 – 49 thousand years. Therefore, ahead of finding ancient weapons found in Japan, which is 38 thousand years and the previous Australian shard, age of 35 thousand years. Explains that the axe was made almost immediately after the first aborigines sailed to the desolate lands of the continent. The discovery reported in the journal Eurekalert.
A small fragment is measured only a few millimeters and was found in the Kimberly in Western Australia. It is specified that the finding was discovered in 1990-ies, however, scientists were able to perform it soon in our days. In the study of fission fragments revealed that the weapon had a handle and was made from basalt, which is one of the most solid materials of the time. Ancient axe has been subject to sanding, and found a part broke off just from the edges, prone to sharpening.
