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The document investigates percussion damage found on Acheulean handaxes from various sites in the UK. Through experiments, the authors determine that marrow extraction and nut cracking do not replicate the observed damage patterns. Striking handaxes together or against stones is found to recreate the damage almost perfectly. The authors propose this was a form of display by hominins, using the noise to deter predators or scavengers from kill sites when knapping or butchering ceased. Further research is need
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- Thaw1000
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- EN