Mousterian culture, Middle Paleolithic

South-west of France, Neanderthal

350 000 to 35 000 B.C. 

According to the weathering of the material and the typology of the tool, this piece seems to date beginning of the second half of the Mousterian period, not long after the discovery of the Levallois method. 

Tool: very nice, large, Mousterian scraper on Levallois core (nucleus), made by our ancestor Neanderthal. Retouches and marks of use on the active sharp parts. 

Material: Chalcedony + patina

Dimensions: 11,5 x 11 x 2,5 cm

Weight: 369g

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

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

Provenance statement and invoice provided.

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