Stamp: Polished Neolithic jadeite ax (Niger 2023)

Polished Neolithic jadeite ax (Niger 2023)

22 December (Niger ) within release Prehistoric Humans (2023.1) goes into circulation Stamp Polished Neolithic jadeite ax face value 1,000 West African CFA franc

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Country: Niger
Date: 2023-12-22
Print: Offset lithography
Emission: Agency Issue: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 1,000 West African CFA franc

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Archaeology or archeology[a] is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography

Prehistory, also called pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins c. 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of symbols, marks, and images appears very early among humans, but the earliest known writing systems appeared c. 5,200 years ago. It took thousands of years for writing systems to be widely adopted, with writing spreading to almost all cultures by the 19th century. The end of prehistory therefore came at different times in different places, and the term is less often used in discussing societies where prehistory ended relatively recently.

Stamp, Polished Neolithic jadeite ax, Niger,  , Archaeology, Prehistory