Knives
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DESCRIPTION:
Mousterian Naturally Backed Knife
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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).
This artifact is
made out of a flake that is a honey and tan colored fine grain chert. There
are signs of utilization occurring on the proximal end of this artifact.
The majority of the surface of this Mousterian Naturally Backed Knife
is covered in a handsome orange colored cortex with numerous small spots
of Crustose lichen growth. This artifact measures
71mm by 44mm and 15mm at the thick point. It is a very nice example of this
type of tool. 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: $ 85.00
ITEM NO: FPM-14 |
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DESCRIPTION: Mesolithic
Age Knife
This artifact is knife blade on a nicely patinated flint. It has
two distinct flake scar running approximately parallel to the two long
sides. It has some nice retouches along the edges of this piece
and a modified rounded tip. It measures 36mm by 17mm, and is very
thin only 3mm at its thickest. This stone artifacts 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 were recovered
by divers in up to 20 feet of water, which gives it a interesting and beautiful
patina.
PRICE: $34.00 ITEM NO: DMK-1 |
DESCRIPTION: Mesolithic
Age Knife
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This very nice authentic Danish
Mesolithic Flint artifact is a long blade called a "two edged Flint
Knife" belonging to the late Mesolithic and very early Neolithic
epoch about 4,000 B.C. (Ertebölle Culture). This artifact shows
signs of utilization. The blade
has a nice rounded retouched distal end. This piece measures
85mm by 30mm and is from a gray flint with darker colored intrusions.
This glossy flint knife has fine lateral retouches on both the left and
right sides. There is a
nice bulb of
percussion evident on the proximal end.
The workmanship is very fine. This artifact is from an old Danish
collection and was found at a site in North Jutland, Denmark.
PRICE: $72.00 ITEM
NO: JUT-01 |
DESCRIPTION:
Danish Flake Blade
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This artifact is a Danish Flake Blade and is made of a light
tan-gray flint. It has a few fine lateral retouches the left side. There
is cortex on the right side. This piece measures 55mm by 18mm. This artifact is Danish
Mesolithic in age (Ertebölle
Culture: 5,400 to 3,900 B.C.) and has light old patina over its
entire surface.
This artifact is from an
old German collection discovered in Denmark
in the earlier part of the 20th century.
PRICE: $50.00
ITEM
NO: MS-36 |
DESCRIPTION: Neolithic
Age Knife
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This authentic Danish
Mesolithic Flint artifact is a long blade called a "two edged flint
knife" belonging to the very late Mesolithic and very early Neolithic
epoch about 4,000 B.C. (Ertebölle Culture). This piece measures 72mm by 25mm and is from a
white/light tan flint with gray colored spots. This glossy flint knife
has fine lateral retouches on both the left and right sides. This
artifact is from an old German collection, and was found for on the
Island of Bogö, Denmark.
PRICE: $58.00 ITEM NO: BO-16
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DESCRIPTION: Mesolithic
Age Blade
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This nice authentic Danish Mesolithic Flint
Blade belonging to the late Mesolithic and very early Neolithic
epoch about 4,000 B.C. (Ertebölle Culture). This artifact does
shows signs of utilization. The
blade has a rounded retouched distal end. This piece measures
54mm by 22mm and is from a gray flint found in North Jutland, with a few
darker colored intrusions and one lighter colored spot. This glossy
flint knife has fine lateral retouches on both the left and right sides.
The original dirt from the site is still present on this piece. The
workmanship is fine. This artifact is from an old Danish
collection and was found at a site in North Jutland, Denmark.
PRICE: $50.00 ITEM
NO: JUT-02 |
DESCRIPTION:
Danish Flake Blade
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This artifact is a Danish Flake Blade and is made of a light
gray flint with a heavy cream colored old patina. There are three major parallel flake scars running the
whole length of this artifact. It has fine lateral retouches on
both the left and right
sides and the proximal end has been carefully modified into a miniature
chisel. There is a small bulb of percussion on the
proximal end as well. This piece measures 68mm by 24mm. This artifact is Danish
Mesolithic in age, the Ertebölle Culture about 5,400 to 3,900
B.C.
This artifact is a field find from an
old Danish collection discovered in Denmark
in the earlier part of the 20th century.
PRICE: $ 46.00
ITEM
NO:DA-07 |
DESCRIPTION: Mesolithic
Age Blade
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This nice authentic Danish Mesolithic Flint
Blade belonging to the late Mesolithic and very early Neolithic
epoch about 4,000 B.C. (Ertebölle Culture).
The blade has a slight curvature to it
and
shows signs of utilization. Nice
flake scars are present and a purposely squared off retouched distal
end. This piece measures
75mm by 20mm and is from a dark gray flint found in North Jutland, with a few
darker colored intrusions and one lighter colored spot. This glossy
flint knife has fine lateral retouches on both the left and right sides.
There is a bulb of percussion and
a series of small conchoidal rings
on the back side. The
workmanship is fine. This artifact is from an old Danish
collection and was found at a site in North Jutland, Denmark.
PRICE: $52.00 ITEM
NO: JUT-05 |
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DESCRIPTION: Upper Paleolithic Magdalenian
Blade
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more detailed view)
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 |
DESCRIPTION:
Mousterian Naturally Backed Knife
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a more detailed view
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). This artifact is made out of a flake that is a honey - cream colored chert.
There are retouches occur over the entire length of the apparent distal end
of this artifact. Some of the cortex was knocked off the proximal end
by the force of percussion when this tool was produced. It measures
70mm by 38mm and only 9mm thick! It is a very nice example of this
type of tool. 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: $ 78.00 Sold
ITEM NO: FPM - 10 |
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DESCRIPTION: Knife
on a Levallois Flake.
This artifact is a Neolithic Age knife blade on a beautifully
colored patinated Levallois flint flake. There are a few fine
retouches along the two edges. The scar ridges are very distinct
on the dorsal surface. The bulb of percussion is evident on the
proximal end of this artifact. It measures 51mm by 27mm. This stone artifacts were 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: $ 28.00
Sold ITEM
NO: DMK-2
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DESCRIPTION: Set of
Three Mesolithic
Age Stone Artifacts were 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 artifacts were recovered
by divers in up to 20 feet of water, which gives them a interesting and beautiful
patina. The first tool is a scraper 48mm by 30mm, 2nd is a
modified blade/end scraper 51mm by 18mm, and 3rd is a borer 58mm by 17mm.
All pieces show areas of fine retouches and distinct scar ridges.
PRICE: $75.00 (set of 3) SOLD ITEM NO: DM3-1A
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DESCRIPTION:
Danish Flake Blade
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This artifact is a Danish Flake Blade and is made of a white / light
gray flint. There are three major parallel flake scars running the
whole length of this artifact. It has fine lateral retouches on
both the left and right
sides and the distal end has been carefully modified into a miniature
chisel. This piece measures 57mm by 17mm. This artifact is Danish
Mesolithic in age and has light old patina over its entire
surface. It was discovered in the early part of the 20th century.
PRICE: $ 44.00 SOLD ITEM
NO: MS-37
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DESCRIPTION: Mesolithic
Age Knife
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This artifact is knife blade is made of a white flint with a nice under
sea patina. It has fine lateral retouches on the left and right
side and the distal end has been carefully modified into a rounded
shape. This piece show traces of utilization. It has a
fair amount of green and red undersea growth attached to this
piece. It size is 62mm by 26mm at the Proximal end. This stone artifacts were 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.
PRICE: $ 30.00
SOLD ITEM NO: DMK-3
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DESCRIPTION: Neolithic
Age Knife
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This authentic Danish
Neolithic Flint artifact is a long blade called a "two edged flint
knife" belonging to the very late Mesolithic and very early Neolithic
epoch about 4,000 B.C. (Ertebölle Culture). This piece measures 89mm by 24mm and is from a
white/light tan flint with gray colored spots, and has light old patina
over its entire surface. This glossy flint knife has fine lateral
retouches on both the left and right sides as well as some newer
workings. The Knife has a slight curvature to its back. This artifact
was found on the Island of Møn, Denmark. The island has an area of 84
square miles (218 square km) and lies in the Baltic Sea.
PRICE: $60.00
ITEM NO: MO-3 Sold |
DESCRIPTION: Neolithic
Age Knife
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This artifact is a Danish Flake Blade and belongs to the very late
Mesolithic and very early Neolithic epoch about 4000 BC. This piece measures
70mm by 33mm and is from a white/light tan flint with gray colored
areas, and has light old patina over its entire surface. There are two
major parallel flake scars and one minor flake scar running the whole
length of this artifact. The Knife is quite thin, 5mm at its thickest.
This artifact was found on the Island of Møn, Denmark. The island has an
area of 84 square miles (218 square km) and lies in the Baltic Sea.
PRICE: $ 64.00 Sold ITEM NO: MO-4 |
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there usually is not another artifact to replace it.
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