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  2. List of earliest tools - Wikipedia

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    This list excludes tools and tool use attributed to non-hominin species. See Tool use by non-humans. Since there are far too many hominin tool sites to list on a single page, this page attempts to list the 6 or fewer top candidates for oldest tool site within each significant geographic area.

  3. Makhaira - Wikipedia

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    While such a weapon clearly is a makhaira by ancient definition, the imprecise nature of the word as used in the New Testament cannot provide any conclusive answer. Makhaira entered classical Latin as machaera, "a sword". The dimachaerus was a type of Roman gladiator that fought with two swords. In modern Greek, μαχαίρι means "knife".

  4. Oldest stone tablet inscribed with Bible’s Ten Commandments ...

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    The oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament sold on Wednesday for $5.04 million, more than double its high estimate.. The stone, which dates back around ...

  5. Chopper (archaeology) - Wikipedia

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    The tool is designed to fit in the palm of the hand, and it is not attached to any other mount that could possibly be used. Known as one of the earliest tools (if not the earliest), its design is a very simple piece of technology, but its performance was very successful in many different scenarios.

  6. Adze - Wikipedia

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    They range in size from 00 to 5 being 3 + 1 / 4 to 4 + 3 / 4 pounds (1.5–2.2 kg) with the cutting edge 3 to 4 + 1 / 2 inches (75–115 mm) wide. [13] On the modern, steel adze the cutting edge may be flat for smoothing work to very rounded for hollowing work such as bowls, gutters and canoes.

  7. 30 Color Photos Photographers Took 100 Years Ago That Still ...

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    Image credits: Detroit Photograph Company "There was a two-color process invented around 1913 by Kodak that used two glass plates in contact with each other, one being red-orange and the other ...

  8. Quern-stone - Wikipedia

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    Quern-stones are stone tools for hand-grinding a wide variety of materials, especially for various types of grains. They are used in pairs. The lower stationary stone of early examples is called a saddle quern, while the upper mobile stone is called a muller, rubber, or handstone. The upper stone was moved in a back-and-forth motion across the ...

  9. Opinion: Athletes will come to regret their 'Trump dance ...

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    Athletes doing "Trump dance" celebrations should think about what, exactly, they're glorifying.