Huge Chopping Tool - Pre-Acheulean Proto Biface from Galicia, Spain - 195mm
Culture: Acheulean
Object: Chopping Tool
Material: Quartzite
Age: circa 300 000 BP
Origin / Discovery site: Salvaterra do Miño, Spain
Condition: Very good, no modern damage. See pictures
Last collection: Old Spanish collection, the name will be given to the buyer
This large tool was found by an archaeologist close to the river Miño, between Tui and As Neves in 1969
It's close to the Portuguese border
This tool was knapped in a local and very nice quartzite slightly pink
In my opinion, this piece would have its place in a museum
Dimensions: 195 x 125 x 66 mm
Weight: 1948 g
Divestment from my private collection
Bought legally from old collections or during public auctions
Feel free to ask any question