Spear
Points / Blades
DESCRIPTION:
Danish Arrowhead / Spearhead
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This artifact is a Danish
Arrowhead / Spearhead
and is made of a light
gray flint with lighter colored mottling. This artifact was flaked
off a larger core as evident from the bulb of percussion
on the proximal end. The apex is still sharp and has fine retouches on
both the left and right edges, The proximal end appears to have
been carefully modified into a rough stem. This piece measures 51mm by
48mm. This artifact is Danish
Mesolithic in age, the Ertebölle Culture about 5,400 to 3,900
B.C. This artifact is a
field find discovered in Denmark and is from an old German collection from the earlier part of the 20th century.
PRICE: $ 76.00 ITEM
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DESCRIPTION: A beautiful
example of a fine grained Quartzite blade from the deserts of the
Sahara, North Africa. It dates from the Early Neolithic and
possibly from the El Adam or El Nabta type
cultures (10,000 years ago). This artifact was surface
collected in the 1950's by an oil exploration scientist in remote
regions of the Central Sahara, and examined by the Peabody Museum. This
blade is tan colored with light red undertones with an almond shape. It measures
49mm by 28mm, is very thin, and is in pristine Neolithic condition with excellent retouches on
both leading edges.
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a more detailed view
PRICE: $62.00 Sold ITEM NO:
SA27-E1
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DESCRIPTION: A beautiful
example of a fine grained Quartzite blade from the deserts of the
Sahara, North Africa. It dates from the
Early Neolithic and
possibly from the El Adam or El Nabta
 type
cultures (10,000 years ago). This artifact was surface
collected in the 1950's by an oil exploration scientist in remote
regions of the Central Sahara, and examined by the Peabody Museum. This
blade is caramel colored with a fine grain sugar texture. It measures
61mm by 45mm, and is in excellent condition with nice retouches on all edges.
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a more detailed view
PRICE: $63.00
Sold ITEM NO: SA27-C1
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DESCRIPTION: A nice example of a fine
to medium grained Quartzite leaf blade from the Sahara desert, North Africa. It dates from the
Late Neolithic (6,500 years ago). This artifact was surface
collected in the 1950's by an oil exploration scientist in remote
regions of the Central Sahara, and examined by the Peabody Museum. This
blade is chocolate brown colored and measures 59mm by 25mm and 8mm wide.
It has two notches near the top of the point along with fine retouched
along the perimeter of the piece. This artifact shows no
signs of modern damage as evident by the even patina on all flake
scars.
PRICE: $64.00 Sold ITEM NO:
SA27-F1
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DESCRIPTION: A beautiful
large example of a Medium grained Quartzite blade from the deserts of the
Sahara, North Africa. It dates from the Early Neolithic and
possibly from the El Adam or El Nabta type
cultures (10,000 years ago). This artifact was surface
collected in the 1950's by an oil exploration scientist in remote
regions of the Central Sahara, and examined by the Peabody Museum. This large
blade has rosy-caramel color with a medium grain texture. It measures
88mm by 33mm, and is in excellent condition with a perfect point, fine retouches
on the upper portion of the blade and larger flake scars on the tapered
base end. This
may indicate that it was hafted to a shaft as a spear point.
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a more detailed view
PRICE: $92.00 Sold ITEM NO:
SA27-G1 |
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