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RARE NEANDERTHAL MOUSTERIAN FLINT RADIAL FLAKE TOOL CORE OUR BEST EVER Rock Shelter - Dordogne (La Foret), France MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC PERIOD (MOUSTERIAN): 80,000 - 40,000 years ago This authentic stone tool was fashioned by Neanderthals over 40,000 years ago out of flint and discovered in the world famous region of Dordogne, France, considered to be the "Capitol of Prehistory". The site this specimen was excavated from is now closed and protected by the government. This rare artifact was legally collected with the landowner's permission decades ago before the area was sealed. Dordogne is one of the world's most famous Neanderthal regions and the fact that this archeological site is off-limits to any collecting, makes this wonderful stone tool artifact exceedingly rare and desirable! This is the finest possible example of a MOUSTERIAN RADIAL FLAKE TOOL CORE. Impossible to improve upon, the typology for this Middle Paleolithic artifact is PERFECTLY AND EXACTLY demonstrated in the geometry and flaking pattern of this core. A museum couldn't offer a finer version of this Mousterian radial flake tool core and every characteristic that classifies this as such is wonderfully seen in this complete and intact example. A half-round nodule has been carefully shaped with a semi-circular striking of the edge to remove flakes. These flakes are in turn, made into various flake tools. This is the finest and most obvious demonstrative specimen of this type of Neanderthal tool core we have or ever offered. Tool cores such as these were the "bank" or main resource from which the Neanderthalers derived their flake tools. The cores are carefully prepared so that controlled flakes of desired size and shape can be removed. It is rare to come across one this well-made with all the evidence of actual use which shows the pattern in which the flakes were struck from the core. This perfectly intact specimen was dug from a subterranean level dating to the Middle Paleolithic Era with extensive evidence of Neanderthal habitation. A superb and perfect example from this famous site! NO RESTORATION, REPAIR OR MODERN DAMAGE. Our fortunate purchase of a very old private collection from the original excavator allows us to offer this artifact at a price WELL BELOW ITS BOOK VALUE. The MOUSTERIAN tool tradition gets its name from artifacts discovered at a primitive rock shelter named Le Moustier located in southwestern France. Compared to the bulkier tools of the Acheulian produced by the Levallois technique, Mousterian tools are comprised of smaller flakes from an exhaustively worked core which are then retouched on the edges to make a large variety of tools. These tools are not only smaller than Acheulian specimens, but they are more specialized for their various tasks. Mousterian tools can be broadly put into four classes: 1) SAWS (Denticulate Tools) and KNIVES, 2) SCRAPERS 3) BORERS 4) HANDAXES, CHOPPERS and CLEAVERS. Mousterian tool-makers were the primitive humans knows as the NEANDERTHALS. Neanderthals had massive skeletons and teeth, flat foreheads and heavy brow ridges. Their skulls were larger than a modern man and contained an average brain capacity of 1500 cc, averaging slightly larger than humans of today. SUPERBLY MADE & COMPLETE NEANDERTHAL TOOL CORE PARTLY USED - THE FINEST MUSEUM GRADE!!! SITE NOW PROTECTED AND NO COLLECTING HAS BEEN ALLOWED SINCE 1986! THESE ARTIFACTS HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE BECAUSE OF THIS 3" across $495 M178 Actual Item - One Only |
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