Early Neolithic Stone Tool - c. 10,000 BCE Size:Large (>6") ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S HOUSE (Foundation brick)

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S HOUSE (Foundation brick)

This specimen is a natural Perisphinctes fossil from Madagascar

the book on the bottom is John McPhee's legendary Annals of the Former World

modern isotopic dating reveals a geochemical makeup that matches with herbivores

Early Neolithic Stone Tool - c. 10,000 BCE Size:Large (>6") ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S HOUSE (Foundation brick)The oldest knowledge of humankind we have doesnt come from stories or recorded histories, but the stones our ancient ancestors left behind. Commonly known as handaxes, the true span of their use went far beyond that. Choppers, blades, scrapers, points, and crushing tools have all been discovered, and many of these tools may have been reshaped over time to be used for new purposes. These specimens are stone bifaces and come from North Africa. They are