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| headline | Ancient stone tools found on Australia mine site |
| description | A large cache of stone tools estimated to be up to 35,000 years old has been discovered on the site of one of Australia's largest iron ore mines, sparking calls on Monday for the site's preservation. Archaeologists uncovered the tools on the site of the A$1 billion ($920 million) Hope Downs iron ore mine, about 310 kilometres (192 miles) south of Port Hedland, in western Australia's ore-rich Pilbara region. |
| descriptive tags | ancient, stone, tools, australia, mine, hope downs, pilbara |
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