Hand axes discovered in Iraqi desert may go back 1.5 million years
Ella Egberts (VUB) traveled to Iraq in November and December as part of a pilot project to search for archaeological surface ...
‘1.5 million-year-old’ hand axes, 850 artifacts unearthed in Iraq’s dried-up lake
Interestingly, all the artifacts were found on the surface of the ground, not buried deep in the soil. These artifacts ...
Iraq's ancient lake bed reveals hand axes dating back 1.5 million years
The discoveries were focused on the Al-Shabakah area, which was once a large lake during the Pleistocene epoch but is now a ...
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Archaeologists Sifted Through an Ancient Lakebed—And Found 1.5-Million-Year-Old Tools
A pilot project to scan the surface material of an Iraqi desert revealed 850 different artifacts from the Old and Middle Paleolithic eras. Included in the finds were ancient stone hand axes that ...
The Peninsula5d
Four people killed in landmine explosion in southern Iraq
Baghdad: Four people were killed and two others injured today in an explosion caused by a landmine in the Rumaila desert, ...
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Stone axes up to 1.5 million years old find in Iraq
Belgian scientists from the Free University of Brussels (VUB) have announced the results of an expedition in the Iraqi ...
Daily Mail12d
Desert Rats destroy Iraqi tanks
Desert Rats have wiped out a squadron of Iraqi tanks near Basra as UK soldiers revealed grim details of military forces massing in Iraq's second city. The engagement was described by military ...