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that prehistoric humans found fossils and used them to decorate their stone tools. The oldest such fossil is in a knife made by Homo heidelbergensis 400,000 years ago.

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Fun Fact: that prehistoric humans found fossils and used them to decorate their stone tools. The oldest such fossil is in a knife made by Homo heidelbergensis 400,000 years ago.

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