# The 1999 in-situ site differs in condition and make-up from the surface pebble tools

> The fresh choppers and flakes from Prince's 1999 site differ entirely in condition from the surface pebble tools, and their excavator judged them older…

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# The 1999 in-situ site differs in condition and make-up from the surface pebble tools

The fresh choppers and flakes from Prince's 1999 site differ entirely in condition from the surface pebble tools, and their excavator judged them older than the early Acheulean.

Suggestive0

## What it bears on 1 answer

[No: the pebble tools belong to Acheulean assemblages and have no separate age](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/answers/ANS0DCKW1TPNSKE/no-the-pebble-tools-belong-to-acheulean-assemblages-and-have)

Still possible

AGAINST

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The 1999 in-situ site differs in condition and make-up from the surface pebble tools [Evidence EVD0DCKWA1RAJBT]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKWA1RAJBT
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