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$4.99 Shipping Condition: New Location: Myrtle Beach, United States High quality tumbler polished Utah snowflake obsidian. These are also rare hard to find huge tumbled stones. Obsidian was valued in Stone Age cultures ... morebecause, like flint, it could be fractured to produce sharp blades or arrowheads.
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$4.50 Shipping Condition: New Location: Myrtle Beach, United States High quality tumbler polished Utah snowflake obsidian. These are also rare hard to find huge tumbled stones. Obsidian was valued in Stone Age cultures ... morebecause, like flint, it could be fractured to produce sharp blades or arrowheads.
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$4.50 Shipping Condition: New Location: Myrtle Beach, United States High quality tumbler polished mahogany obsidian. This one is mostly black. These are also rare hard to find huge tumbled stones. Obsidian was valued in ... moreStone Age cultures because, like flint, it could be fractured to produce sharp blades or arrowheads.
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GREAT ACHEULIAN CORDIFORM HANDAXE IN JASPER !!! RARE !!!
GREATacheulian cordiform HANDAXE in JASPER! RARE! MALICHIGDANE DESCRIPTION PERIOD: ACHEULIAN 200 000 years ago ORIGIN: WEST AFRICA. From an old collection. DESCRIPTION: look at the pictures. length: 11 cm(4.33 inches) width: 7.5 cm(2.95 inches) RARE* RARE* RARE* thickness: 8 cm(1.18 inches) FANTASTIC ACHEULIAN HANDAXE IN JASPER WITH NICE SAHARIAN PATINA! All the pieces are guaranted authentic! Questions are welcome. Feel free to email us. PAYMENT: Paypal prefered For shipping and handling cost contact us. KEY WORDS: arrowheads. Handaxe, mousterian, stone axe, bead, neolithic, paleolithic. THANKS FOR LOOKING! at BiggerBids.com.
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Amazing Rare Handaxe Chisel, Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 800.000 - 400.000 BC
Amazing Rare Handaxe Chisel. Paleolithic Lower Acheulian 800.000- 400.000 BC Description Type: handaxe: chisel 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 14.6 cm, width 11,0 cm, thickness 6,2 cm, weight 1030 grams, ... moreShape. Retouch: a rare type of handaxe with respect to European sites(chisels are much more commonly found at African sites) and an amazing specimen. It is made on pebble. And facial flaking is mirrored. Each face has a cortical area at the right edge, the rest of the face is retouched. Facial flaking is significant on the face shown first, even with some edge flaking, while the other face presents only few large flake scars. Working edge at the distal end is wedge-shaped and straight(the edge between the two black lines in picture 7) and each face has a“chisel-blow” a flake scar struck from the distal end. Raw-material: a pebble out of grey quartzite. The most common raw-material on the Garonne terraces, Preservation: very well: the surface is somewhat weathered. But flake scars are well defined. Two small flat recent chips at the distal part of the left edge of the first face, while the scar at the edge in picture 2 seems to be 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
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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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Rare Polished Acheulian Granite Hand Axe :A22
Rare Polished Acheulian Granite Hand Axe:A22 This sale is for a rare Acheulian granite hand axe. This axe is in very good condition, the granite is mainly black& grey with yellow flecks, this hand axe is very smooth to the touch, it has the appearance of having been polished. This axe is of medium proportions and must have taken a long time to create and polish.The axe is very ergonomic. It feels more comfortable in the left hand than the right, there is also a small recess for the thumb. It is thought that such tools. Due to the hard to work involved making them, may well have been made as an early status symbol. Extract: B.M Perhaps some pieces were status symbols or part of courtship rituals used to attract a mate. Certainly such artefacts go beyond simple needs and functional demands. They suggest that early humans could envisage ... morea certain end product and use it as a form of symbolic communication. In this sense. Handaxes may be said to represent the earliest indication of artistic endeavour. Length: 70mm Width: 60 mm Weight: 100 grams rams This stone tool is part of my own personal collection found over the years. This tool was found whilst field walking in the Northfleet(Springhead) and Southfleet area of Kent. Please see provenance details below. This implement was found close to the Roman town of Vagniacae at Northfleet in Kent. This area borders the famous Palaeolithic site at Swanscombe, which is less than a mile away. The area where this implement come from has been subjected to much disturbance through road building. Channel Tunnel High Speed Rail Link and other commercial building. It is more than likey that the implement had been disturbed through this construction activity. I was initially looking for Iron Age and Roman pottery sherds. However, it was whilst picking up pottery that I began to notice shaped implements of a mucher greater age and so began collecting those as well. It soon became my main interest and have been field walking ever since. It is a fantastic feeling to find such an im
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Rare Granite Acheulian Small Hand Axe :A23
Rare Granite Acheulian Small Hand Axe:A23 This sale is for a rare small Acheulian granite hand axe. This axe is in good condition, the granite is mainly black& grey with yellow flecks, this hand axe has the appearance of having been roughly made due to the nature of the granite. This axe is of small proportions and must have taken a long time to create the fine point. It is thought that such tools. Due to the hard to work involved making them, may well have been made as an early status symbol. Extract: B.M Perhaps some pieces were status symbols or part of courtship rituals used to attract a mate. Certainly such artefacts go beyond simple needs and functional demands. They suggest that early humans could envisage a certain end product and use it as a form of symbolic communication. In this sense. Handaxes may be said to represent the ... moreearliest indication of artistic endeavour. Length: 60mm Width: 40 mm Weight: 52 grams rams This stone tool is part of my own personal collection found over the years. This tool was found whilst field walking in the Northfleet(Springhead) and Southfleet area of Kent. Please see provenance details below. This implement was found close to the Roman town of Vagniacae at Northfleet in Kent. This area borders the famous Palaeolithic site at Swanscombe, which is less than a mile away. The area where this implement come from has been subjected to much disturbance through road building. Channel Tunnel High Speed Rail Link and other commercial building. It is more than likey that the implement had been disturbed through this construction activity. I was initially looking for Iron Age and Roman pottery sherds. However, it was whilst picking up pottery that I began to notice shaped implements of a mucher greater age and so began collecting those as well. It soon became my main interest and have been field walking ever since. It is a fantastic feeling to find such an implement. Firstly spotting a knapped edge in the soil and then the thrill of being the first to hold it in many thousands of y
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Very Rare Acheulian Trihedral Granite Hand Axe :A21
Beautiful& Extremly Rare Acheulian Dihedral Granite Hand Axe:A21 This sale is for a rare and beautiful Acheulian granite trihedral hand axe. This axe is in super condition, the granite is mainly black& grey with yellow flecks, there is also the odd maroon fleck, it sparkles well in the sun light. This axe is of large proportions and must have taken a long time to create this trihedral point due to the hardness of the rock. The axe is very ergonomical in the hand. It has also been crafted so that it accommodates the natural curve of the palm. It is thought that such tools. Due to the hard to work involved making them, may well have been made as an early status symbol. Extract: B.M Perhaps some pieces were status symbols or part of courtship rituals used to attract a mate. Certainly such artefacts go beyond simple needs and functional ... moredemands. They suggest that early humans could envisage a certain end product and use it as a form of symbolic communication. In this sense. Handaxes may be said to represent the earliest indication of artistic endeavour. Length: 100 mm Width: 80 mm Weight: 424 grams rams This stone tool is part of my own personal collection found over the years. This tool was found whilst field walking in the Northfleet(Springhead) and Southfleet area of Kent. Please see provenance details below. This implement was found close to the Roman town of Vagniacae at Northfleet in Kent. This area borders the famous Palaeolithic site at Swanscombe, which is less than a mile away. The area where this implement come from has been subjected to much disturbance through road building. Channel Tunnel High Speed Rail Link and other commercial building. It is more than likey that the implement had been disturbed through this construction activity. I was initially looking for Iron Age and Roman pottery sherds. However, it was whilst picking up pottery that I began to notice shaped implements of a mucher greater age and so began collecting those as well. It soon became my main interest and have been field walki
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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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RARE Acheulian Lower Palaeolithic Flint Bifacial SIDE CHOPPER Dorset UK
PLEASE read the Terms& Conditions as stated on my M E PAGE. THANKYOU. Bifacial SIDE CHOPPER Acheulian. Lower Palaeolithic Dorset. England A Lower Palaeolithic bifacial side chopper some 14.3cm long. Bifacial side choppers are RARE within English Lower Palaeolithic artefact assemblages. Made on a flint cobble using a hard stone hammer to remove large bold flakes from both sides leading to the creation of a sinuous lateral chopping edge. The cortical natural‘back’ as seen in the last of the suite of photos) provided the palm grip when the tool was in use. Two of the suite of photos show this chopper alongside a drawing of a very similar artefact collected from Stoke Newington. The flake scars are all well patinated& it can be seen that the flakes were all removed at the same time in sequence. This‘chaine operatoire’ is proof of the ... morehominid origin of this ancient implement. A simple but highly effective tool designed for heavy duty chopping such as breaking open bones for marrow extraction. This is a genuine Lower Palaeolithic tool made& used by Homo heidelbergensis well over 400000 years ago. Supplied labelled with full locality details. PLEASE NOTE- a genuine English Lower Palaeolithic artefact will. With very few exceptions, have a patina on account of its great age. UK P&P £3.50p. Airmail Europe £9.25p, Airmail Rest of World(except Australia, New Zealand& Singapore) £14.50p, Airmail Australia, New Zealand& Singapore £14.99p. Sent uninsured at buyers risk unless buyer asks& pays for insurance at cost. International buyers PAYPAL ONLY. Reduced single P&P cost for multiple purchases calculated after bidding ends.
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RARE FRENCH acheulian cleaver handaxe !!
RARE FRENCH acheulian cleaver handaxe! MALICHIGDANE DESCRIPTION PERIOD: Middle acheulian- 300 000 BC ORIGIN: France. From an old collection the high bidder will be inform about the exact provenance. DESCRIPTION: look at the picture 16 cm* 10 cm( 6.3* 3.93 inches) STRONG mineral deposits! All the pieces are guaranted authentics! Questions are welcomes. Feel free to email us. PAYMENT: Paypal prefered For shipping and handling cost contact us. KEY WORDS: arrowheads. Handaxe, mousterian, stone axe, bead, neolithic, paleolithic. THANKS FOR LOOKING! | | at BiggerBids.com.
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RARE acheulian handaxe !!! WHITE QUARTZ !!
RARE acheulian handaxe in WHITE QUARTZ! MALICHIGDANE DESCRIPTION PERIOD: ACHEULIAN 150 000 years ago ORIGIN: WEST AFRICA. From an old collection. DESCRIPTION: look at the pictures. length: 15 cm( 5.9 inches) width: 9 cm( 3.54 inches) thickness: 4 cm(1.57 inches) WHITE QUARTZ with nice saharian patina! Pieces are guaranted authentic Questions are welcome. Feel free to email us. PAYMENT: Paypal prefered For shipping and handling cost contact us. KEY WORDS: arrowheads. Handaxe, mousterian, stone axe, bead, neolithic, paleolithic. THANKS FOR LOOKING! | | at BiggerBids.com. 1.RcmdId ViewItemDescV4,RlogId p4%60bo7%60jtb9%3Fuk.rp73%28b0g%60%60%3E1-1458663a325-0x114-
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MUSEUM acheulian handaxe WHITE QUARTZ !! ** RARE **
MUSEUM acheulian handaxe WHITE QUARTZ! RARE* MALICHIGDANE DESCRIPTION PERIOD: ACHEULIAN 150 000 years ago ORIGIN: WEST AFRICA. From an old collection. DESCRIPTION: look at the pictures. RARE PIECE* length: 14 cm( 5.51 inches) width: 7 cm( 2.75 inches) thickness: 4.5 cm( 1.77 inches) WHITE QUARTZ with nice saharian patina! Pieces are guaranted authentic Questions are welcome. Feel free to email us. PAYMENT: Paypal prefered For shipping and handling cost contact us. KEY WORDS: arrowheads. Handaxe, mousterian, stone axe, bead, neolithic, paleolithic. THANKS FOR LOOKING! | | at BiggerBids.com.
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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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Stunning Rare Giant Flint Flake / Knife, Paleolithic Acheulian 300.000 BC
Stunning Rare Giant Flint Flake/ Knife. Paleolithic Acheulian 300.000 BC Description Type: large flake/ knife. Paleolithic Period. Industry: Lower Paleolithic: Middle/Upper Acheulian. Dating: approx. 400.000 to 200.000 B.C. Description: Size: length 11.4 cm, width 12,8 weight 334 grams, Shape. Retouch: a stunning rare giant flake/ knife which was struck off the core with hard strike and much power. See the prominent cone of percussion. Both lateral edges thin and sharp and have some fine retouch/ use-wear due to use as knife. Distal end is cortical, Raw-material: Bergerac flint with thick creamy patination on the interior side and a light one on the exterior side. Preservation: very well. No modern damages. Additional Information. Literature: the region around Bergerac is famous for it’s beautiful multicolored flint of high quality. These ... moreflint deposits have been exploited by Homo Erectus. Nenaderthals and Cro Magnons from Lower to Upper Paleolithic. Many open-air sites have been unearthed in this region in the last 60 years, some of which are quite famous. It is a region with important Acheulian sites. Finds were crucial for Acheulian tool typology and definition. The Acheulian layers are somewhat younger than the ones on the main terrace of the Garonne, and Early Humans in the region of Bergerac had the choice of the best raw-material. Origin. Site: a large Paleolithic workshop site near Bergerac. Dept. Dordogne, 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 confirmation) is $ 8.00(500 grams box) Registered shipping within Germany is Euro 4,25. We combine items to save on shipping costs! Details will be settled with
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Rare Acheulian Naviform Biface, From Kent,a531
Rare Acheulian Naviform Biface. From Kent,a531 For sale; from my personal field walking collection. A rare type Acheulian biface backed handaxe. The tool has been made on a flint nodule. It is in the form of an elongated narrow point at either end, similar to a ships hull. The front and rear profile is triangular. The sides of the axe are straight. There is a small area that remains cortical, this area fits the thumb perfectly. It would make a fantastic addition to any collection. Better in the hand than the photo’s. Made by Homo heidelbergensis Dating approx 350.000-200,000 years Found Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent L: 12.5 cm- W: max) 5 cm Thickness: 2(max) cm Weight: 145 grams The Acheulian period in Britain dates from c.350.000 to c.200,000 years ago, finds in Britain from this period are rare as subsequent glaciations have swept away ... moremost of the remains. There are a few important sites in Britain. One of those being Swanscombe in Kent, this tool was found around a mile from the famous Swanscombe site. This tool was made by Homo heidelbergensis. Homo heidelbergensis is an extinct species of the genus homo which lived in Africa. Europe and western Asia from at least 600,000 years ago, and may date back 1,300,000 years. First discovered near Heidelburg in Germany in 1907, it was described and named by Otto Schoetensack. It survived until about 250,000 to 200,000 years ago. Neanderthals Denisovans and modern humans are all descended from Homo heidelbergensis. Between 300.000 and 400,000 years ago, an ancestral group of H. heidelbergensis separated themselves shortly after they had left Africa. One group branched northwest into Europe and West Asia, which eventually evolved into Neanderthals. The other group ventured eastwards throughout Asia, eventually developing into Denisovans. Homo heidelbergensis evolved into Homo Sapien approximately 130.000 years ago. Between 70.000 to 60,000 years ago, modern humans began their journey out of Africa, expanding into Eurasia and encountering their ancient cousins.
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Enormous & Rare Acheulian Bifaced Cleaver from Nr Swanscombe Kent a555
Enormous& Rare Acheulian Bifaced Cleaver from Nr Swanscombe Kent a555 For sale; from my personal fieldwalking collection. A very large(18cm) Acheulian bifaced cleaver. This rare and wonderful tool has been made on a thick marbled flint flake. It is subtriangular in plan with a wide rounded butt. Symmetrically curved shoulders and wide unretouched cortical chopping edge(7cm) This tool is of very large proportions and is also very heavy. It would make great addition to any collection, it would not be out of place in a museum. It is in superb condition with crisp detailed working and even patination. Made by Homo heidelbergensis Dating approx 350.000-300,000 years Found Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent L: 18 cm- W: max) 16 cm Thickness: 4.5(max) cm Weight: 1.403 Kg The Acheulian period in Britain dates from c.350.000 to c.200,000 years ... moreago, finds in Britain from this period are rare as subsequent glaciations have swept away most of the remains. There are a few important sites in Britain. One of those being Swanscombe in Kent, this tool was found around a mile from the famous Swanscombe site. This tool was made by Homo heidelbergensis. Homo heidelbergensis is an extinct species of the genus homo which lived in Africa. Europe and western Asia from at least 600,000 years ago, and may date back 1,300,000 years. First discovered near Heidelburg in Germany in 1907, it was described and named by Otto Schoetensack. It survived until about 250,000 to 200,000 years ago. Neanderthals Denisovans and modern humans are all descended from Homo heidelbergensis. Between 300.000 and 400,000 years ago, an ancestral group of H. heidelbergensis separated themselves shortly after they had left Africa. One group branched northwest into Europe and West Asia, which eventually evolved into Neanderthals. The other group ventured eastwards throughout Asia, eventually developing into Denisovans. Homo heidelbergensis evolved into Homo Sapien approximately 130.000 years ago. Between 70.000 to 60,000 years ago, modern humans began their
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