Mousterian period - Neanderthal, Middle Paleolithic, south-west of France. Between 350 000 to 35 000 B.C.

According to the typology of the tool, its weathering and context of discover, this tool may date back to the first half of the Mousterian period. 

Tool: Beautiful Mousterian backed knife / backed scraper and drill, knapped by our ancestor Homo Neanderthalensis. 
Marks of use on the active sharp parts.

Material: chalcedony + patina
Dimensions: 6,8 x 5,3 x 2 cm
Weight: 77,16g
Origin: Bergerac area, Dordogne, France

This artifact comes from an old family collection. It was discovered before the 1960's.
Provenance statement and exact location provided, as well as Professionnal invoice. 

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