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$9.00 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Israel And of course it brought them to be pioneers in agriculture and urban life. These only reinforce what I argued earlier. Look at the detailed images I ... morepresent with each item. I make an effort to give you as much as possible the artistic aspect of the stones.
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Terrific Semicircular Scraper, Paleolithic Lower Acheulian approx. 600.000 BC
Terrific Semicircular Scraper. Paleolithic Lower Acheulian approx. 600.000 BC Description Type: semicircular scraper on flake. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Palaeolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BP. Description: Size: length 7.0 cm, width 9,1 cm, thickness 3,7 cm, weight 295 ... moregrams, Shape. Retouch: a terrific small(in comparison to other early tools from this site) semicurcular scraper. It is made on a flake with flat cortical base. And is retouched at the entire margin except the base. The front and back are thinned at the lower right(left) corner. Raw-material: grey quartzite. The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces. Preservation: very well: the surface is somewhat weathered and flake scars are slightly rounded. But still well defined. One tiny recent chip at the scraper edge(corner distal end– right edge) which in no way detract from value and beauty of this terrific tool! Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Please have a look! Do you have questions? Don’t you find what you look for among our offers? Do you look for something particular, special or exceptional? Ple
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Fantastic Quartzite Handaxe, Lower Paleolithic Lower Acheulian approx 600.000 BC
Fantastic Quartzite Handaxe. Lower Paleolithic Lower Acheulian approx 600.000 BC Description Type: handaxe. Cleaver-like specimen on flake. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Palaeolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BP. Description: Size: length 15.4 cm, width 8,6 cm, thickness 5,8 ... morecm, weight 715 grams, Shape. Retouch: a fantastic and very interesting handaxe. Made on a large flake. Point of percussion is removed, it must have been somewhere at the proximal part of the left edge of the face shown in picture 3. The handaxe is of asymmetrical wedge shape, with a steep back at the right edge of the face shown first, and a cutting/ working edge opposite. The tip is pointed and triangular, with medial ridge on the face shown first. Facial retouch is made with broad flaking, mainly on the proximal part of both faces. The back is worked with broad and some finer flaking, and the thin working edge is wavy at the proximal part where the edge is trimmed, and straight at the distal part where no additional retouch was needed. This handaxe can be classified as cleaver-like specimen(the working edge being the thin long lateral edge) or as pointed specimen because of the very pointed pronounced tip, or as backed handaxe because of it’s thick steep back. Raw-material: a grey quartzite pebble. The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces. Preservation: very well: two recent chips and some small surface abrasion at the distal part of the left edge of the fac
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Fantastic Quartzite Chopper, Paleolithic Lower Acheulian approx. 600.000 BC
Fantastic Quartzite Chopper. Paleolithic Lower Acheulian approx. 600.000 BC Description Type: chopper. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Palaeolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BP. Description: Size: length 9.2 cm, width 10,3 cm, thickness 6,7 cm, weight 790 grams, Shape. Retouch: ... morea fantastic quartzite chopper of wedge shape. With thick butt and thin straight working edge, retouched with broad and finer flaking up to the face of the chopper. What makes this tool so very special are the countless small stepped use-scars along the working edge, as well as some quite large ones on the interior side. Such well defined use-scars are rarely found on old tools, usually it is quite difficult to distinguish between man-made intentional retouch and use-scars. Left edge and butt are cortical, the right edge is broadly trimmed with at least one well defined flake scar. Raw-material: a grey quartzite pebble. The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces. Preservation: very well: one small flat modern chip on the interior side. Of slightly different color than the old use-scars. There is still some matrix from the original site layer adhering to the surface, a wonderful proof of the tool and retouch being genuine old. Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Langue
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Gorgeous Quartizte Scraper, Stone Age Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Gorgeous Quartizte Scraper. Stone Age Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: convex scraper on interior side on flake. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic: Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BC. Description: Size: length 8.6 cm, weight 297 grams, Shape. Retouch: ... moremost large tools of the Lower Acheulian were made on pebbles. As choppers, chopping-tools and handaxes. Tools on flakes are rather rarely offered. This gorgeous scraper here is made on large triangular flake with cortical exterior side and cortical platform. The scraper is made on the interior side with significant retouch: continuous broad flaking and edge refining. The retouch is continued up to the distal part of the left edge(pictures 4, 5) Raw-material: a flake out of gray-green quartzite with a wide quartz band. Best visible at the bottom of the tool in the first and last picture, Preservation: very well: edges are slightly rounded. Flake scars well defined. As far as can be seen no recent damages, Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Please have a look! Do you have questions? Don’t you find what you look
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Terrific Rare Quartzite Handaxe - Pick, Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Terrific Rare Quartzite Handaxe- Pick. Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Normal 0 21 false false false DE X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Type: handaxe– pick de Cresses on pebble Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Palaeolithic. Lower Acheulian Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BP ... moreDescription: Size: length 11.5 cm, width 10,2 cm, thickness 6,5 cm, weight 735 grams Shape. Retouch: the pick is a subtype of handaxes with pointed tip. Thick and often angular cross-section, designed for crude perforating and not for cutting. The one offered here is a special type and made on a pepple which has a roughly three-sided shape– two cortical ones with a rounded edge in the middle and the bellied retouched one. Retouch is made with broader and much finer flaking, many flake scars end in hinge fractures. The tip is wedge- shaped. The cortical sides have several splintered use-scars at the tip. Butt is also cortical except a genuine old scar which came into being naturally, this is no man-made modification. This type of pick is defined by Henry de Lumley(1971) as“Pic de Cresses” and is a subtype of the“pic sur diedre cortical” pick with cortical butt) defined by A. Tavoso 1975(see literature citation below. Both types are also described in Fiedler, 1985, zur Formenkunde, Verbreitung und Altersstellung altpalaeolithischer Geraete) Raw-material: a grey quartzite pebble. The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces Preservation: very well: few tiny rec
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Amazing Quartzite Handaxe - Chisel, Paleolithic, Lower Acheulian, 600.000 BC
Amazing Quartzite Handaxe- Chisel. Paleolithic, Lower Acheulian, 600.000 BC Description Type: handaxe: chisel on pebble Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BC. Description: Size: length 15.8 cm, width 10,3 cm, thickness 5,2 cm, weight 1,110 kg, ... moreShape. Retouch: this fine handaxe can be assigned to the group of chisels because of it’s wedge-shaped distal end. Which has a“chisel blow” the negative scar of a long flake, struck from the distal end. The handaxe is an uniface, one side presents facial and lateral retouch, made with broad flaking, almost no fine lateral flaking is added. The other face is cortical except few small scars directly at the tip which are old use scars. The butt of the tool is flat with one large flake scar, to shorten the pebble, Raw-material: a pebble out of gray quartzite. The most common raw material on the gravel terraces of the Garonne river, Preservation: very well: the surface of the flaked face is somewhat weathered. But flake scars are very well defined. The tool has few small flat modern chips on the cortical side, which in no way detract from it’s value and beauty, Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne river are among the earliest tools found in Europe! Lit: A. Tavoso. Le paléolithique inférieur et moyen du Haute Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern Fr
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Exceptional Pointed Quartzite Handaxe, Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Exceptional Pointed Quartzite Handaxe. Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: pointed handaxe on pebble. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BC. Description: Size: length 15.1 cm, width 9,6 cm, thickness 4,4 cm, weight 710 grams, ... moreShape. Retouch: a rather large handaxe on a flat angular pebble. Retouch is confined to the most necessary parts. Just enough to design functional working edges, as typically found on early handaxes. Keeping this in mind, this is a handaxe with two very different working edges: first is the pointed end with a retouch on one face. Flaking is mainly broad. Second is the other end of wedge shape which is mainly retouched on the second face. This end looks very cleaver-like and was certainly used for just this kind of work. The lateral edges are different: one is a natural cortical angular back, only the tip is trimmed, the other one is thin and straight- good for cutting, Raw-material: a pebble out of gray quartzite. The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces, Preservation: very well: the surface of the tool is weathered. Flake scars show wind polish(more than on other tools from the Garonne alluvial) but are still well defined. The handaxe has some small flat recent chips at the edges but in no way detract from the value of this outstanding handaxe, Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and
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Terrific Quartzite Cleaver - Handaxe, Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Terrific Quartzite Cleaver- Handaxe. Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: cleaver(handaxe) on flake. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Palaeolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BC. Description: Size: length 10.3 cm, width 8,6 cm, thickness 3,7 cm, weight 370 grams, ... moreShape. Retouch: a terrific. Very typical cleaver on a type of flake which in particular was produced and used for cleavers. In this case, flaking direction is crossways to the long axis of the tool, see point of percussion in the picture of the interior side. The tool is wedge-shaped whith thick proximal and thin distal end(Cutting, working edge) This edge has fine use-scars on the interior side. The left lateral edge has some fine retouch, and, very interesting, the exterior side is thinned with one large strike, see the flake scar on the right part of the exterior side. Butt and right edge are cortical. Raw-material: a flake out of gray quartzite. The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces, Preservation: very well. The surface is somewhat weathered. But flake scars are well defined. One tiny flat flea-bite at the distal end, almost invisible. Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Tou
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Splendid Quartzite Chopper, Stone Age Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Splendid Quartzite Chopper. Stone Age Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: chopper on pebble. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Palaeolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BC. Description: Size: length 10.0 cm, width 9,2 cm, thickness 6,6 cm, weight 540 grams, Shape. ... moreRetouch: a splendid. Very typical chopper of handy size. It has a wedge-shaped working edge, retouch is made with broad and finer flaking. Raw-material: a pebble out of gray quartzite(with a bright quartz band) The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces, Preservation: very well: few tiny flat recent nicks at the working edge. Which in no way detract from value and beauty of this splendid tool, Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Please have a look! Do you have questions? Don’t you find what you look for among our offers? Do you look for something particular, special or exceptional? Please send an email! Shipping costs: we ship internationally(worldwide) Buyer pays actual shipping charges. No handling fee. Shipping costs worldwide for registered air-mail(with tracking number and signature confirmat
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Amazing Unusual Quartzite Chopper, Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Amazing Unusual Quartzite Chopper. Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: chopper on pebble. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BC. Description: Size: length 5.6 cm, width 11,5 cm, thickness 7,1 cm, weight 595 grams, Shape. Retouch: ... morean amazing. Quite unusual chopper, it is an uncommon short, wide, thick tool. The entire working edge is trimmed, retouch at the left and right edge is struck from the edges, while the flaking in the middle of the working edge is struck from the bottom end. This can well be seen in the pictures, the chopper is turned clockwise from it’s left to it’s right edge, flaking at the edges is always shown twice. Raw-material: a pebble out of gray-green quartzite. The most common and typical raw-material at all sites on the Garonne terraces, Preservation: very well: flake scars are very well defined. One small flat recent ship in the center of the working edge(can be seen in picture 1 and 4) which in no way detracts from value and beauty of this unusual tool, Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Please have a loo
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Superb Quartzite Handaxe / Cleaver, Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Superb Quartzite Handaxe/ Cleaver. Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: handaxe: cleaver on flake. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BC. Description: Size: length 11.1 cm, width 7,4 cm, thickness 3,5 cm, weight 330 grams, ... moreShape. Retouch: a superb. Handy cleaver on typical cleaver flake with a long wedge-shaped working edge opposite the point of percussion: it’s exterior side is cortical except one large flake scar just above the point of percussion(best visible in picture 3) and fine retouch/ use-scars at the working edge(see picture 6) The interior side is thinned below the point of percussion(pictures 2, 3) and also has fine retouch/ use-scars along the working edge. The tool is turned clockwise in the pictures, the last two show details, Raw-material: quartzite, Preservation: very well: the tool has some small to tiny flat recent scars/ abrasions at the working edge. Which in no way detract from it’s value and beauty, Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Please have a look! Do you have questions? Don’t you find what you loo
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Terrific Almond Shaped Quartzite Handaxe, Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Terrific Almond Shaped Quartzite Handaxe. Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: almond shaped handaxe on pebble. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BC. Description: Size: length 15.3 cm, width 9, 5 cm, thickness 3,9 cm, weight ... more690 grams, Shape. Retouch: a terrific. Very thin early almond shaped handaxe on large pebble. One side has facial retouch at the distal part, and lateral retouch at the tip and part of both edges. The other side has some lateral retouch at the distal part. One edge is a thick cortical back, perpendicular to both faces, and thinned at the thickest places. The handaxe is turned clockwise in the pictures, the last two show the tip, Raw-material: a gray quartzite pebble. The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces, Preservation: very well: few very small. Thin nicks at the edges and the tip, barely visible, and they in no way detract from value and beauty of this handaxe. Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Please have a look! Do you have questions? Don’t you find what you look for among our offers? Do
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Rare Quartzite "Double" Chopper, Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Rare Quartzite"Double" Chopper. Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: quartzite chopper with two working edges. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BC. Description: Size: length 10.3 cm, width 8,6 cm, thickness 5,0 ... morecm, weight 540 grams, Shape. Retouch: a rare“double” chopper. A chopper with a working edge at each end. The one shown towards the top of thee pictures(picutres 1 and 3) is very steep and retouch is made also at the left edge(pictures 4, 8) The one at the bottom end(picture 5) has an oblique retouch from the tip in direction to the left edge, Raw-material: a gray quartzite pebble. The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces, Preservation: very well. No modern damages, Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Please have a look! Do you have questions? Don’t you find what you look for among our offers? Do you look for something particular, special or exceptional? Please send an email! Shipping costs: we ship internationally(worldwide) Buyer pays actual shipping charges. No handling fee. Shipping costs worldwi
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Stunning Rare Quartzite Point, Stone Age Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Stunning Rare Quartzite Point. Stone Age Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: point on flake. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BC. Description: Size: length 10.6 cm, width 6,5 cm, thickness 3,8 cm, weight 265 grams, Shape. ... moreRetouch: this is a rare early point/ pointed tool on flake. Flaking direction is crossways to the axis of the tool. See point of percussion in the last picture. The tip has a beautiful converging retouch, edges are cortical. The butt is cortical too, except the retouch shown in pictures 4 and 5, which could well have been made to use the edge for scraping. Raw-material: gray quartzite. The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces, Preservation: very well: few tiny recent abrasions and perhaps the flat scar at the thick(right) cortical edge which do not affect manmade retouch and in no way detract from value and beauty of this stunning early tool, Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Please have a look! Do you have questions? Don’t you find what you look for among our offers? Do you look for something p
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Amazing Pointed Quartz Handaxe, Stone Age Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Amazing Pointed Quartz Handaxe. Stone Age Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: one-sided pointed handaxe on pebble. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BC. Description: Size: length 10.6 cm, width 6,7 cm thickness 2,6 cm, weight ... more260 grams, Shape. Retouch: an amazing handaxe on flat elongated pebble. It is a small. Almost delicate tool, especially in comparison to others from the same site. Only the most necessary retouch was made until a useable handaxe was ready. It is the distal part of both lateral edges and the tip which were retouched on one face, Raw-material: a pebble out of gray-green quartzite. The most common and typical raw-material at all sites on the Garonne terraces, Preservation: very well: no modern damages. The surface is somewhat weathered. But flake scars are well defined. Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Please have a look! Do you have questions? Don’t you find what you look for among our offers? Do you look for something particular, special or exceptional? Please send an email! Shipping costs: we ship inter
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Gorgeous Quartzite Cleaver Handaxe, Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Gorgeous Quartzite Cleaver Handaxe. Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: handaxe: cleaver on flake. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Palaeolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BP. Description: Size: length 9.6 cm, width 8,0 cm, thickness 4,3 cm, weight 395 grams, ... moreShape. Retouch: a gorgeous cleaver on flake with thick proximal and rather thin distal end. The flake is struck with the Clacton technique. Platform is small and has an angle greater than 105 degrees to the interior side. The tool has the typical cleaver retouch– a significant thinning at the left edge of the interior side, and a retouch along the straight distal end. The other lateral edge and the butt are cortical, Raw-material: a grey quartzite pebble. The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces. Preservation: very well: few small. Flat recent chips at the edges, which in no way detract from value and beauty of this early cleaver, Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Please have a look! Do you have questions? Don’t you find what you look for among our offers? Do you look for something particular, sp
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Fantastic Quartzite Cleaver Handaxe, Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC
Fantastic Quartzite Cleaver Handaxe. Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: handaxe: cleaver on flake. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BP. Description: Size: length 11.0 cm, width7,1 cm, thickness 4,1 cm, weight 325 grams, ... moreShape. Retouch: a fantastic cleaver on flake. But point of percussion is removed, it was somewhere at the lower left edge/ proximal end of the face shown second. The exterior side shown first presents broad lateral flaking at both edges, and some finer flat, stepped edge flaking at the the right lateral edge. The butt has a stepped retouch. The other face has the retouch at the proximal part of left edge and proximal end, as already mentioned. The wide cutting edge at the distal end is wedge-shaped, very typical on cleavers. It has fine splinted traces of use/fine retouch especially on the cortical face. Raw-material: a pebble out of gray quartzite. The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces, Preservation: very well: the surface of the rock is weathered and edges rounded at some places where it must have been exposed to wind and weather for a very long time. But flake scars are still well defined. Few of the tiny flat scars at the cutting edge seem to be recent, and there are two, also flat scars at the butt. They do not detract from value and beautyof this excellent cleaver, Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces
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Lower Paleolithic: Terrific Rare Backed Quartzite Knife Acheulian 600.000 BC
Lower Paleolithic: Terrific Rare Backed Quartzite Knife Acheulian 600.000 BC Description Type: light duty tool on flake: naturally backed knife. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: in Europe still dated ca. 800 to 400 ka. But very recent archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.2 to 1,1 Myr. Early Pleistocene(on request more information will be given to our customers) Description: Size: length 6.7 cm, weight 105 grams, Shape. Retouch: light duty tools are common in Lower Paleolithic. But rarely offered. This one here is a naturally backed knife of wedge shape with thick cortical back, cortical distal end, and a(once) sharp cutting edge with fine retouch/ use wear. Very interesting is the flake: point of percussion is at the bottom end(picture ... more8) but exterior/ interior sides cannot be determined. Both have several negative flake scars on their faces, the ones on one side must have been made posterior to removal of the flake from the core, Raw-material: a pebble out of gray-green quartzite. The most common raw material on the Garonne terraces, Preservation: very well: the surface of the stone is somewhat weathered. The once sharp cutting edge is rounded. The tool might have one or two small flat surface abrasions at the edges, it is very difficult to determine, Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Please have a look! Do you have questions? Don’t you find what you look for among our offers? Do you look for something particular, special or exceptional? Please send an email! Shipping costs: we ship internationally(worldwide) Buyer pays actual
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Paleolithic Lower Acheulian, Fabulous Straight Quartzite Scraper 600.000 BC
Paleolithic Lower Acheulian. Fabulous Straight Quartzite Scraper 600.000 BC Description Type: straight scraper/ chopper on pebble. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BP. Description: Size: length 8.3 cm, width 11,2 cm, thickness 4,5 cm, weight ... more0,535 kg, Shape. Retouch: a fabulous straight scraper on pebble. One edge is wedge shaped. And the rather flat edge is trimmed with rather broad flaking and some fine edge modification. The short right edge has one flake-scar. Becaue of the rather flat edge we would classify this tools as scraper rather than as chopper, Raw-material: a typical gray-green colored quartzite pebble. The most common raw-material of the Garonne gravel terrace, Preservation: very well: the surface of the stone is somewhat weathered. But flake scars are still well defined. One or two tiny flat dings at the working edge, which in no way detract from value and beauty of this fabulous scraper, Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn, Agout and Dadou rivers are among the earliest tools found in Europe! Lit: A. Tavoso, Le paléolithique inférieur et moyen du Haute Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Please have a look! Do you have questions? Don’t you find what you look for among our offers? Do you l
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Paleolithic Lower Acheulian, Fabulous Unusual Quartzite Chopper 600.000 BC
Paleolithic Lower Acheulian. Fabulous Unusual Quartzite Chopper 600.000 BC Description Type: chopper on pebble. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic. Lower Acheulian. Dating: archaeological research in Western Europe proved that the European continent has been conquested as early as 1.3 to 1,1 Mio years(finds of Atapuerca/ Spain) Early Pleistocene. The assignment of the oldest human finds at Atapuerca to a particular early human species as Homo erectus or Homo antecessor is still controversial. As controversially discussed is the earliest date of permanent colonization of Europe, and good dating of the high gravel terraces of southern French rivers is still lacking. So we suggest an estimated time frame of approx. 800.000 to 400.000 BC. Description: Size: length 9.5 cm, width 9,2 cm, thickness 7,6 cm, weight 715 grams, Shape. Retouch: ... morea quite unusual chopper/ push-plane on a triangular pebble. The large working edge is steep. Partly perpendicular to the cortical sides. It has broad and finer retouch, some flake scars end in hinge fracures. Flakes were struck from two sides, from the bottom end in pictures 1, 2 and 8, and from the right edge in picture 3. Pictures 4, 5 and 6 show the three cortical faces, picture 5 is the underside of the working edge with a genuine old use-scar. Raw-material: a pebble out of gray-green quartzite. The most common and typical raw-material at all sites on the Garonne terraces, Preservation: very well: flake scars are slightly rounded. But well defined, the tool has few very small, flat recent dings at the edges, which in no way detract from it’s value and beauty. Additional Information. Literature: The pebble tools found on the high gravel terraces of the Garonne. Tarn and Aveyron river are among the earliest tools found in Europe. Lit: A. Tavoso, Le Paléolithique supérieur et moyen du Haut-Languedoc, Paris 1978. Origin. Site: high gravel terrace of the Garonne. South of Toulouse, southern France. We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts. Plea
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