Burins - Stone Age Tools for Sale

DESCRIPTION: Rare Burin / Drill

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This artifact is a Danish Mesolithic aged Burin / Drill made of a cream colored flint with multiple very small white intrusions. It has fine lateral retouches on the left side near the point. This piece show definite signs of utilization with wear on the tip and sides of the drill point. This artifact was fashioned via the Levallois technique as evident by the flake scaring pattern. There is some cortex visible on the proximal side. This Flint Burin / Drill measures 88mm long by 70mm wide. This stone artifact was found at the archaeological site of Agernæs (Ags), located on the Northern tip of the island of Funen, Denmark. Agernæs was the site of an ancient stone age hunting station associated with the Late Mesolithic Ertebølle Culture and dated to 4,200 B.C. The site yielded 32 distinct hunted animal species, concentrating mainly on fur-bearing animals. This artifact is from an old German collection.
PRICE: $ 91.00 ITEM NO: AGS-01

DESCRIPTION: Upper Paleolithic Burin / Drill

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This artifact is a French Upper Paleolithic aged Burin / Drill made of a tan colored chert with lighter colored intrusions. This artifact has a large bulb of percussion on the proximal end. This artifact has fine retouches on the left lateral side and also at the point. This piece show some signs of utilization with wear on the tip and sides of the drill point. This artifact was fashioned via the Levallois technique as evident by the flake scaring pattern. There is about 25% cortex visible on the dorsal surface. This Flint Burin / Drill measures 76mm long by 61mm wide. This Upper Paleolithic Burin / Drill was discovered in the Paris Basin region of France. It dates from the Upper Paleolithic, the Aurignacian industry, about 40,000 to 27,000 B.C. This artifact is from an old German collection.
PRICE: $ 76.00 ITEM NO: FPS-23

DESCRIPTION: Rare Double Ended Burin
This artifact is a rare and unusual double ended burin on a nice blue-gray flint flake with interlaced white bedding. This piece has at least four burin blows. It measures 55mm by 22mm. This stone artifact was found just off the shore of the island of Funen, Denmark. This was the site of an ancient stone age settlement called "Mejloe", which is now covered by the Baltic sea. The settlement dates to the Ertebölle Culture: 5,400 to 3,900 B.C. The artifact was recovered by divers in up to 20 feet of water, which gives it a interesting and beautiful patina. It still has some undersea growth attached to this piece.

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PRICE: $ 58.00 ITEM NO: DMB-3

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Burins / Drills