Lot 1502
20 Aterian Arrows, Spear Points and Scrapers. This lot consists of 20 Aterian artifacts that are between 25,000-80,000 years old and were made by either Neanderthals or early Cro Magnon humans. They come from an eroded site in the Sahara Desert of Algeria in North Africa. They were made from many different types of rocks such as quartz, flint, chert and jasper and many of them exhibit a polished desert varnish from the thousands of years of being polished by the wind and sand. These original Aterian stone tools range in size from 1.5 inches to 3.5 inches and have a variety of shapes from points that were used for spears to side scrapers and end scrapers with many hafted to attach to wood. This diverse collection has most of the specimens exhibiting the Levallois technique of production which has been traced back to the Neanderthals. The Levallois technique results in tools with a somewhat flat back and a chiseled front. This result was achieved by first striking flakes from a core stone all the way around the edges and then flaking off the center of the core which will preserve the sharp chiseled edges. These interesting and authentic artifacts of early humans are housed in a 12 x 8 inch Riker Mount for display.
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Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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