Top 10 OLDEST Known OBJECTS Made by Man and his Ancestors

Whenever something incredibly ancient and incredibly cool turns up, there’s always someone on hand to shout that it’s evidence of aliens. Awesome as it would be to know ET was hanging out here in 10,000 B.C. (or whenever), the truth is both much simpler and much more interesting. See, you don’t need aliens to explain away intricate ancient objects. We humans have been capable of creating incredible stuff since before there were even humans.

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10. Ice Age “Batons” (Approx. 28,000 years old)
9. Animal Figurines (30,000-40,000 years old)
8. Neanderthal Cave Art (40,800 years ago)
7. Ancient Flutes (42,000 years old)
6. Aterian Beads (110,000 years old)
5. Bone Awls (200,000-400,000 years old)
4. Projectile Points (200,000-400,000 years old)
3. Hand Axe (1.76m years old)
2. Oldowan Tools (Around 2.5m years ago)
1. Contents of the Lake Turkana Toolbox (3.3m years old)

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