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France Lower Paleolithic Rare tool Acheulean "beak" Homo Heidelbergensis

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Lower Paleolithic : Acheulean culture
Region of Origin : France
Type : Tools
Color : Grey
Listed By : Dealer or Reseller
Style : Naive, Primitive
Material : Chalcedony
Date of Creation : Unknown
Original/Reproduction : Original
Maker : Homo Heidelbergensis
Size Type/Largest Dimension : Small (Up to 14in.)
Seller Notes : “Prehistoric artifact”
Paleolithic : Acheulean
Signed : Unsigned

Lower Paleolithic, south-west of France Acheulean culture Homo Erectus Heidelbergensis / early Neanderthal Between 650 000 and 350 000 B.C According to the context, the typology of the tool and the weathering of the material, this artifact is older than the Riss ice-age, 374 000 years ago. Artifact: rare Acheulean tool called “beak”, knapped by our ancestor Homo Heidelbergensis. The use of this tool is multitask: the active top end was used as burin, perforator, end scraper… Marks of use at the beak. Dimensions: 12,2 x 7 x 2,9 cm Weight: 226g Material: chalcedony + patina Origin: Bergerac area, Dordogne, France This artifact comes from an old French collection. It was discovered before the 1960’s. Invoice, provenance statement and exact location provided. Fast and secured shipping. Open to reasonnable offers.

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