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The Middle Paleolithic of Northern Hessen
This is a slightly asymmetric Micoquian “Faustkeilblatt” (7 cm long) with a br0ken tip, made of quartzite from a field near the classic Middle Paleolithic site of Lenderscheid near Kassel / Germany, found in 1982. Keilmesser (backed bifacial tools) together with … Continue reading
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Tagged Bifaces, Handaxe, Hessen, Keilmasser, Lenderscheid, Micoquian, Micoquien, MTA, Röhrsheim
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Trihedrals in the Acheulian of Africa and Europe
This is an African trihedral quartzite pick hand-axe (16 cm long) exhibiting wind gloss and desert varnish, found in 1976 in the Grand Erg Oriental in Algeria by a Friend who has already passed away. In Africa Acheulian stone … Continue reading
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Tagged Acheulean, Acheulian, Acheulien, Micoquian, Trihedrals, trihedron
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Azilian / Federmesser from the Reinhausen Forest (Lower Saxonia)
After I moved from Vienna to Germany in 1974, I often visited Rock shelters in the Reinhausen Forest south of the City of Göttingen (Lower Saxony, Central Germany) together with my girlfriend. Being inspired by the numerous Abris in the Vezere valley, we began … Continue reading
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Tagged Abri, Azilian, Federmesser, Göttingen, Mesolithic, Micoquian
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The bifacial Mousterian of the the Amorican Massif
A Mousterian facies rich in bifacial tools is very common in Western France, specifically in the Amorican Massif, during the Early Weichselian OIS5a-3. Firstly an MTA with cordiform and triangular handaxes can be recognised (e.g. Argentan, Querqueville, Commeaux, Meauvaines, Saint-Georges, … Continue reading
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Tagged Biface, bifacial, Micoquian, Mousterian
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Keilmesser
The Middle European Micoquian was conceptualized by L Zotz in the early 1950ies and this concept was later used by G. Bosinski. The term Micoquian is now mainly used for specific Middle Paleolithic assemblages in central Europe. In contrast to … Continue reading
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Tagged Keilmesser, KMG, Micoquian, Micoquien, Mousterien
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Assymetric
An asymmetric bifacial implement from Northern France, found in the 1970ies together with some bifacial scrapers, probably related to some kind of “Keilmesser” inventory. In General, Handaxes before OIS 8 in Central and West Europe follow a symmetrical concept. They … Continue reading
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Tagged Ciemna, Inden-Altdorf, Königsaue, Micoquian, Micoquien, Sesselfelsgrotte, Wylotne
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A Quina scraper from the Somme
This is a flat cortical flake with “Quina” retouche coming from the Somme valley. Such tools in the North European Plain are rare. The artifact would much better fit into the Middle Paleolithic of the Aquitaine. We should ask for … Continue reading
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Tagged Acheulian, Levallois, Micoquian, Mousterian, OIS3, OIS4, OIS5, Quina
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Neolithic Leaf Points
Leafed implements (“Leaf Points”) appeared relatively late in the Paleolithic. In an individual case it is not always clear if these artifacts are the product of cultural influences or of convergence due to technological and environmental constraints. In addition the … Continue reading
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Tagged Leaf Point, Micoquian, neolithic, Solutrean, Stillbay, Szeletian
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Leaf Points from the Middle European Paleolithic: The Szeletian
This is a fragment of a Paleolithic leaf point found at the Goldberg, near Nördlingen, Germany. This post summarizes the archaeological evidence from Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and adjacent regions, especially with regard to so called “leaf point complex”. … Continue reading
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Tagged EUP, Leaf Point, Micoquian, Micoquien, Szeletian, Szeletien, Transitional Industry
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A triangular Handaxe from Neuburg an der Donau
This artifact comes from a silica mining pit located about 3km north of Neuburg an der Donau. It was found rather randomly by an amateur paleontologist who searched the area for bones of Ice Age animals. Dr. K.H. Rieder (former … Continue reading
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Tagged Biface, Handaxe, Ingolstadt, Mauern, Micoquian, Mousterian, Schambach, Weinberghöhle
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