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DESCRIPTION:  Mousterian Flake Scraper - Le Moustier (site)
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This Mousterian Scraper is made from a Levallois flake. Made of the classic dark gray fine grain flint with lighter gray inclusions found around the famous Neanderthal site of Le Moustier. The artifact shows some signs of utilization with wear on the distal end. There is a bulb of percussion evident on the proximal end, the artifact measures 55mm by 38mm. The artifact is from the famous Neanderthal site of Le Moustier, the namesake of the Mousterian Paleolithic period. The two rock shelters that make up Le Moustier are located on the right bank of the Vézère River at Peyzac-le-Moustier, a village in the Department of Dordogne, France. This piece dates from approximately 55,000 to 40,000 B.C. This artifact is from an old German collection.   

DESCRIPTION:  Mousterian Flake Scraper - Le Moustier (site)
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This Mousterian Scraper is made from a Levallois flake. Made of the classic dark gray fine grain flint with lighter gray inclusions found around the famous Neanderthal site of Le Moustier. This Mousterian Flake Scraper also has the classic light tan colored cortex on the entire proximal end.  The artifact has some retouches on the distal end and shows some signs of utilization with wear on the right lateral side. There is a general bulb of percussion visible on the proximal end along with some minor flake scars on the right hand side. The artifact measures 51mm by 42mm and 17mm at the thickest point. The artifact is from the famous Neanderthal site of Le Moustier, the namesake of the Mousterian Paleolithic period. The two rock shelters that make up Le Moustier are located on the right bank of the Vézère River at Peyzac-le-Moustier, a village in the Department of Dordogne, France. This piece dates from approximately 55,000 to 40,000 B.C. This artifact is from an old German collection.   

DESCRIPTION:  Mousterian Naturally Backed Knife

The definition of a naturally backed knife is an unretouched flake or blade that has a sharp cutting edge on one margin and a natural cortical surface on the opposing edge, Bordes(1961:33). 

DESCRIPTION:  Mousterian Disk Scraper

This artifact is a tan colored fine grain chert with a thick cream colored patina, including an orange tip. This Disc Scraper has minor retouches around most of the circular edge and several areas of Crustose lichen growth.  It measures 42mm by 40mm, and is a very nice artifact with signs of utilization. This artifact was a field find as evident with the plow marks on dorsal surface. The ventral surface has one ancient chip.  It was discovered at a site in the Department of Dordogne, France.  This piece dates to the Neanderthals of the Late Mousterian (MTA) - Mousterian of Acheulian Tradition, dates to about 90,000 to 40,000 B.C. This artifact is from an old Canadian collection originally sourced in France.
                   PRICE: $ 60.00   ITEM NO: FPM-13

DESCRIPTION:  Mousterian Point
This artifact is of a light tan colored fine grain flint with lighter mottling. This piece has developed a nice cream colored patina accented with some iron oxide highlights. Nice flake scars are present on both side of the very distinct center of axis line on the dorsal surface. No bulb of percussion is visible. Large retouches are evident around the entire piece. This Mousterian Point measures 58mm by 30mm.  It was discovered at a site in the Department of Dordogne, France.  This artifact dates to the Neanderthals of the Late Mousterian (MTA) - Mousterian of Acheulian Tradition, dates to about 90,000 to 40,000 B.C. This artifact is from an old Canadian collection originally sourced in France
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PRICE: $ 52.00     ITEM NO: FPM-15

DESCRIPTION:  Aurignacian aged Chopper
This Aurignacian aged Chopper is of a very fine grained tan and caramel colored chalcedony with some lighter intrusion.  This artifact was crafted from a flake preparation core. Nice flake scars are present on all surfaces of this artifact. The cutting edge is still quite sharp. The platform on the distal end is fairly flat. This piece would not have been used for heavy duty chopping but most likely for fine chopping activities due to is size.  This Chopper measures 66mm by 47mm and 30mm width at the base.  This artifact 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.

DESCRIPTION: Typical Flake Scraper
This Aurignacian aged Typical Flake Scraper is of a very fine grained tan and caramel colored chalcedony with some lighter intrusion. This artifact is made from a Levallois flake and has a nice bulb of percussion evident on the proximal end. The workmanship is fine and has nice flake scars. The piece has a rounded cutting edge with minor retouches and shows definite signs of utilization with the retouches being worn down.  It measures 44mm by 36mm and would have been used for skinning hides and cutting meat.  This Flake Scraper 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.

DESCRIPTION: Retouched Levallois Point
This retouched Levallois point is made on a large semi-uniform flake. It is of a very fine grained light tan mottled chert with some iron oxide crystals on both surfaces. There are fine retouches on sides of the center of axis. There is a small bulb of percussion on the ventral surface at the proximal end which is the narrow end of this artifact (the bulb of percussion is usually on the opposite end). It measures 70mm in length and 42mm in width and has a pronounced curvature. This Retouched Levallois Point 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.

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PRICE: $ 45.00    ITEM NO: FPS-19

DESCRIPTION:  Upper Paleolithic Flake Tool
This artifact is of a fine grained light tan mottled chert with some iron oxide crystals on both surfaces. It possess a large bulb of percussion on the ventral surface. The right hand side is still very sharp. There is a small amount (5%) of cortex left on the distal end. This artifact is thin (8mm) and measures 60mm by 58mm. This Upper Paleolithic Flake Tool 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. 
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               PRICE: $ 44.00    ITEM  NO: FPS-20

DESCRIPTION:
Mousterian Point
This artifact is a light and dark honey colored jasper with modified edges. A large amount of cortex is present on the majority of the dorsal surface. The bulb of percussion is located on the ventral surface (back side) on the top of this photo.  Large retouches are evident around the entire piece. A few flake scars are arranged on the left side of this beautiful artifact.  It measures 68mm by 36mm.  It was discovered at a site in the Department of Dordogne, France.  This piece dates to the Neanderthals of the Late Mousterian (MTA) - Mousterian of Acheulian Tradition, dates to about 90,000 to 40,000 B.C.
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PRICE: $ 90.00  Sold  ITEM NO: FPM-12

DESCRIPTION: Retouched Levallois Point
This Levallois point is made on a large semi-uniform flake. It is of a very fine grained light gray mottled chert with a small amount of cortex on the proximal end. The distal end has been worked nicely on both sides of the center of axis line. The bulb of percussion is not evident. It measures 84mm in length and 44mm in width. This artifact 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.

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PRICE: $ 68.00    ITEM NO: FPS-09

DESCRIPTION:  
Denticulated Convex Scraper 
This piece was made from a Levallois flake as evident from the classic bulb of percussion on the ventral surface. This artifact is of a fine grained light gray mottled chert with cortex.  This artifact shows signs of utilization. This piece measures 75mm by 46mm.  It has multiple fine retouches on the distal end and some fine retouches on the proximal end. The right side edge contains an large amount of convex and denticulated type edging on the left side.  This artifact 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.

DESCRIPTION: Bilateral Sidescraper

This artifact is a fine grained light gray chert with a cream colored patina with two edges modified. This piece was made from a Levallois flake as evident from the classic bulb of percussion on the ventral surface. The retouches are mainly on the right and distal edges. The left edge still contains a bit of cortex. The flake scars are very pronounced and are arranged in a manner common with sidescrapers. This artifact show traces of utilization evident from the worn-down retouches. This piece measures 70mm by 47mm. This artifact 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.
              PRICE: $ 60.00   ITEM NO: FPS-12

DESCRIPTION:  
Upper Paleolithic Flake Tool
This artifact is of a fine grained light gray mottled chert. It possess a couple of conchoidal rings on the dorsal surface. This artifact is quite thin (5mm) and measures 60mm by 55mm.  This artifact 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. 
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               PRICE: $ 30.00    ITEM  NO: FPS-13

DESCRIPTION:  Typical End Scraper
This artifact is of a fine grained light tan mottled chert with a nice patina.  It has bifacial flaking with the retouches on the distal end.  It is on a flake that measures 44mm by 45mm and is 13mm at its thickest. This artifact 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.

DESCRIPTION: Upper Paleolithic Flake Tool
This artifact is of a very fine grained honey colored chert with a thick cream colored patina with some cortex present. An interesting concaved shaped flake that has some fine retouches. This artifact show traces of utilization evident from the worn-down retouches. Also, it is a re-purposed tool that was resharpned (retouched) on the right hand side (see retouched edge here). It measures 66mm by 55mm.  This artifact 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. 
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PRICE: $ 44.00    ITEM  NO: FPS-16

DESCRIPTION: Upper Paleolithic Flake Tool
This artifact is of a fine grained light gray mottled chert with cortex. It has a nice bulb of percussion on the ventral surface. This flake is concave shaped with some large retouches. It measures 43mm by 41mm.  This artifact 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. 

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PRICE: $ 28.00    ITEM  NO: FPS-17

DESCRIPTION:  Typical End Scraper
This artifact is of a very fine grained light gray mottled chert with small amount of cortex.  It has bifacial flaking with the retouches on the distal end.  It is on a flake that measures 54mm by 50mm and is 18mm at its thickest.  This artifact 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.

DESCRIPTION:  Typical End Scraper
This artifact is of a very fine grained caramel colored chalcedony.  It has a triangular cross section at its proximal end.  It is symmetric with respect to its flake axis.  The piece has a rounded distal end with minor retouches on the interior, and fine retouches in the left side.  It measures 53mm by 50mm at its base and 28mm at its peak.  This artifact 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.

DESCRIPTION: Partial Cordiform Biface
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This is a large and heavy artifact that has been partially worked on both sides.  It has an elongation index of 1.32 which classifies it as cordiform instead of discoidal.  it is also classified as a "thick" biface since its flatness ratio is 2.13, which is less than the 2.35 needed to be called a "thin" biface. This piece has a nice old patina with a light gray mottled flint under tone and highlights of iron oxide.  There is a small amount of cortex on the top and back edge.  This artifact show signs of utilization as can be seen on the lower left photo in the detailed view.  It measures 107mm long by 81mm at its widest.  This artifact was a field find from Touraine, France collected in the early 1900's.  This type of artifact dates to the Late Acheulian and Mousterian contexts (Mousterian of Acheulean Tradition (MTA)). This is a very solid and pleasing piece.

                PRICE: $ 166.00  Sold  ITEM NO: FA-21

DESCRIPTION: Retouched Levallois Point
It has the classic bulb of percussion and concentric rings on the ventral surface. The distal end has been worked nicely on both sides of the center of axis line. It is of a light gray and tan chert. It measures 49mm in length and 36mm in width.  It was discovered at a site in the Department of Dordogne, France. This piece most likely dates to the Neanderthals of the Late Mousterian (MTA) - Mousterian of Acheulian Tradition, dates to about 90,000 to 40,000 B.C.

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DESCRIPTION:  
Denticulated Double Concave-Convex Scraper 
This artifact is of a very fine grained light gray mottled chert with cortex.  This artifact show signs of utilization. This large piece measures 109mm by 53mm.  It has a blunt proximal end, with fine retouches on the upper right convex edge, and with denticulated and some fine retouches on the left concave side.  It also possess some minor flaking on the interior surface.  This artifact 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.

DESCRIPTION:  Denticulated Double Straight Scraper
This artifact is of a very fine grained light gray mottled chert with cortex.  This artifact show signs of utilization. This large piece measures 105mm by 65mm.  It has a notch on the right side, with some fine retouches around the major edges.  It also possess some minor flaking on the ventral surface on the distal end.  This artifact 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.

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DESCRIPTION: Mousterian Denticulate Artifact
This artifact is a cream colored chert with both edges modified with a small notch on the left side. This piece show traces of utilization evident from the worn-down retouches.  The right side has a chip missing from possible frost damage.  It measures 84mm by 44mm at its widest.  It was discovered at a site in the Department of Dordogne, France.  This piece dates to the Neanderthals of the Late Mousterian (MTA) - Mousterian of Acheulian Tradition, dates to about 90,000 to 40,000 B.C

PRICE: $ 42.00  Sold   ITEM NO: FPM-08

DESCRIPTION:  Upper Paleolithic End Notched piece
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This unusual artifact is of a very fine grained light gray mottled chert with some cortex still attached.  It is classified as a End Notched piece since its notch is on the distal end.  It has fine retouches around the notch and along the right edge.  It also contains some interior retouches.  This artifact measures 62mm by 60mm, and the notch measures 33mm wide.  This artifact 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.

DESCRIPTION:    Typical End Scraper
This artifact is of a very fine grained caramel chalcedony.  It is a nice clean piece, symmetric with respect to its flake axis.  The piece has a rounded distal end with fine retouches.  It measures 42mm by 36mm.  The end scraper was made on a Levallois flake.  This artifact 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.
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DESCRIPTION:  
Upper Paleolithic Flake Tool
This artifact is of a very fine grained light gray mottled chert with about a third of the dorsal surface cover by cortex.  It possess a few retouches and notches around the outer edge.  It measures 58mm by 46mm.  This artifact 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.
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DESCRIPTION:  Carinated shaped Scraper
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This artifact is an interesting carinated or keel shaped scraper of fine grain tan flint with white mottling.  It has some rust colored patina especially on the high points.  There are retouches on all three sides of this piece and a small amount of cortex on the top right corner.  This scraper was produced by the Levallois flake technique.  It measures 55mm at its widest base by 52mm.  This artifact 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.

DESCRIPTION:  Normandy region Core (Large)

 

This is a well used flake preparation core from the Normandy region of France.  It was only a tiny area of cortex left on one edge. The entire surface has a wonderfully old looking creamy white patina with highlights of iron oxide. The base rock is a fine gain light gray chert.  The top of this artifact indicates that this piece was also used lightly as a hammer stone as evident by the conchoidal fracturing and worn edge.  It measures 91mm by 57mm by 49mm.  It dates from the Neolithic period, up to 6,000 years ago.

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DESCRIPTION: Subtriangular Unifacial Biface
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This is an Acheulean (Paleolithic) age hand axe, measuring 102mm by 91mm by 41mm (at widest point). This artifact is a biface with a Subtriangular aspect and is best classified as a "Unifacial Biface". The flatness ratio is 2.22, which classifies this piece as "Thick". This artifact has a good sharp tip.  The left side edge on the dorsal surface has serrated retouches while the right edge shows little modification.  The proximal end has been trimmed to created a round base.  Ventral surface exhibits a large bulb of percussion and some modification to the base.  This piece is considered a flake tool since it was produced by removing a large flake from a core nodule.  It was discovered in the Dordogne Region, France. This artifact is a beautifully mottled light gray and tan fine grain chert with a nice patina.  Cortex can be seen on right dorsal surface of this piece.  This piece probably dates from around 250,000 years old.  
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DESCRIPTION: Upper Paleolithic Magdalenian Blade
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This is an Magdalenian Blade from the Upper Paleolithic (about 19,000 to about 9,000 yrs ago).  This sharp narrow blade measuring 44mm by 13mm and is very thin, less than 4mm at its thickest point!  This artifact has a slight curve to it with some very fine retouches.  The material is a light brown flint common to the region.  There is a light coating of original sediment from the site left on the surface of this piece.  This artifact was discovered at the famous site of La Madeleine, the name sake of the Magdalenian period, located in the Vézère Valley, Department of Dordogne.

          PRICE: $ 58.00  Sold   ITEM NO: MAG-06