Mousterian

This age of tools is a techno-complex archaeological industry of stone tools from the stone age. They are associated primarily with the neanderthals in Europe and the earliest modern humans in North Africa and West Asia.

Item: M269 Neanderthal Hand Axe from France

Age: Mousterian (Middle Paleolithic): 80,000-40,000 Years ago

Found Location: Rock Shelter - Dordogne, France

4" Long Exceptional Specimen as found, with no repair or restoration. Cave sediment and mineral encrustations are still on the surface. perfect and complete as originally made. Larger than typical.

Price: $1,900

Item: M279 Mousterian Hafted Flake Tool

Age: Mousterian (Middle Paleolithic): 80,000-40,000 Years ago

Found Location: Rock Shelter (Village of Plazac) - Dordogne, France

Reduced proximal end, nomrally attached to an ivory or horn handle. Exceptional specimen as found with no repair or restoration. Cave sediment and mineral encrustations still on surface.

Price: $300

Item: M290 French Mousterian Hand Axe

Age: Mousterian (Middle Paleolithic): 80,000-40,000 Years ago

Found Location: Rock Shelter - Dordogne - France

3.75" in length. Exceptionally rare workmanship and larger than the typical Mousterian Hand Axe. Perfect, very thin, cutting edge remaining in good condition. Intact with no repair or restoration.

Price: $2,000

Item: M294 French Mousterian Neanderthal Hand Axe (Unifacial Chert Mousterian Handaxe)

Age: Mousterian (Middle Paleolithic): 80,000-30,000 Years ago

Found Location: Brittany - Western France

4.5" long. Exceptional specimen as found with no repair or restoration. Unusually fine workmanship and is larger than the typical Neanderthal Hand Axe.

Price: $4,000

Item: ACH186 Mousterian Acheulian Tradition Hand Axe

Age: Mousterian (Middle Paleolithic): 80,000 -40,000 Years ago

Found Location: Rock Shelter - Caen, France

4.25" Long. Choice Example of this (Mat) Technology prominent hand grip. Made of flint typical for the region. found with no repair or restoration.

Price: $1,900

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