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Neolithic tools
2024
August 7, 2024: The Times of India
Chennai : Two school students have discovered neolithic hand axes around their rural homes in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai in the past 10 days, with archaeologists estimating the tools to be 4,500-8,000 years old.
Class 8 student M Soundarya (13) and sixth grader S K Vetrichelvan (11) are passionate members of Melmuthanur Govt High School’s heritage club. About 10 days ago, while helping her family clear a patch of land in Kaveripattinam village, Soundarya stumbled upon two neolithic axes. On Tuesday, watching construction workers build their new home, Vetrichelvan spotted what looked like an ancient tool. He took it to school and showed it to his teacher, who confirmed it was indeed an antique stone axe.
Social science teacher R Revathi—had explained hand axes to students earlier. The discovered tools were 10cm long and 4.5cm wide. They are made of granite, well rubbed, smoothed and polished. She said the stones were celt type, a prehistoric stone or metal implement with a bevelled cutting edge, probably used as a tool or weapon. TNN
