Mousterian / Middle Paleolithic Neanderthal - South-west of France

350 000 to 35 000 B.C.

According to context, the typology of the tool and the weathering of the material, this piece dates back to the second half of the Mousterian period. 

Tool: beautiful Mousterian Point, used as side scraper (backed scraper) and blade, made by our ancestor Homo Neanderthalensis. 

Tiny marks of use on the active parts.

Material: flint

Dimensions: 8,7 x 6,2 x 2,6 cm

Weight: 118,16g

Origin: south of Bergerac, Dordogne, France. The exact location will be provided to the buyer.

This very nice piece is from an ancient French family collection. It has been found before the 1960's.

Provenance statement and invoice provided. Professionnal antique dealer from France