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World's second oldest axe found in Karain Cave during archaeological excavations

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered the world's second oldest axe inside Antalya's Karain Cave, believed to be 350,000 years old.

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World's second oldest axe found in Karain Cave during archaeological excavations
The presence of axes and tools concludes that the cave was a living space, where ancient people were making tools. It also shows that they (ancient people) had discovered fire and were separating flesh of animals that they hunted.