Flint hand axe (label)
Photograph of a human-made hand axe, which was discovered in 1859, and is thought to be about 400, 000 years old. This close-up of the label shows the date and initials J.P, for John Prestwich
Picture No
10716568
Media ID
47590056
Size
4096px x 2953px
(11.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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