Monthly Archives: January 2012

Update, Discussions, Contributions…

Posts of this blog will be regularly updated (please look at the “Updated Posts” section). This means that new pictures and/ or  ammendments to the texts are available. I am allways happy about specific comments and discussion. I recommend to … Continue reading

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Handaxe from the Leine Valley

 This is a  handaxe (10×7,5×2,3 cm) from the gravels at Hannover / Döhren found in the 1930ies. During the beginning of OIS8 at about 300 k.a. BP, hand axe bearing industries appear in Central Europe which contain numerous Levallois forms … Continue reading

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Razor sharp

The appearance of Levallois technology (named after a suburb of Paris where it was first described) in Africa and Europe c. 300–250 ka years ago (OIS8) is commonly used to define the Lower-to-Middle Palaleolithic and ESA/MSA boundary (as first proposed … Continue reading

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Bechar / Algeria: Aterian Artifacts and their functional meaning

These are some “Aterian” artifacts from the Algerian Sahara showing the variability of a random sample. The morphological continuum of Aterian tools ranges from pointed and elongated triangular forms to rounded and squat blunt forms, as demonstrated in this post. … Continue reading

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Stone Age after the Stone Age: Arctic Bone Harpoon

This is a small Bone Harpoon from the Canadian Arctic, (12 cm long) probably from the early Thule complex. Barbed bone and antler points have been found in all major regions of the Old World with the exception of Australia. … Continue reading

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Leaf Point from Moravany nad Váhom-Dlhá

This is a Leaf Point from Moravany nad Váhom-Dlhá (4,5×2,5×07 cm). Paleolithic findings at Moravany were first considered in 1931, when two interested collectors, V. Vlk and H. Sonntag, recovered patinated flint artifacts from the ploughed fields along the Vah … Continue reading

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Weaving

Two spindle whorls from the LBK of Lower Austria (diameter: 2,5 and 1,5 cm; about 5000 BC). At this time hand-spinning and loom-based weaving was fully established in Neolithic societies. Perishable materials, including cordage, nets and textiles, have long been … Continue reading

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Patterns in Prehistory

The analytical tools we use to evaluate the visible world determine the structure of our “reality”. If we image the human body with a CT-scanner (an anatomic 3-D view of the body) the results will differ from the results if … Continue reading

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The Meaning of Colors

Colorful Neolithic arrowheads (largest example: 6×1,8×0,3 cm).  All material productions are culturally, socially and physically embedded. From the ethnological record, we know that in traditional societies, raw material for stone tool production is not solely selected for its functional properties. … Continue reading

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Epipaleolithic blade from Maroc

A large (14x4x1,5cm) Epipaleolithic blade from Maroc The Epipaleolithic of theMaghreb is spanning the time from the LGM about 20000 ka BP until the Holocene. During this time span both temperate and wet climates, but also hyperarid conditions were present … Continue reading

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