A month ago, I visited the Treasures of the Museum which was where the British Museum loaned us few of its amazing artifacts. It was a brilliant showcase of artifacts from all around the world and from different time periods. Every artifact looks stunning in their own ways and i was amazed by the history behind them. So here I am sharing the pictures and historical facts about most of the artifacts I've seen.
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania/ Lower Palaeolithic
About 800,000 years old/ Quartzite
This handaxe is a masterpiece of the stone toolmaker's art. It is made from quartz with amethyst banding, a difficult material from which to fashion tools because of its extreme hardness.
First made in Africa, the use of handaxes spread to South Asia, the Middle East and Europe about 1 million years ago. They were used to skin animals and to work wood.
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