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Artifact from Garba III (Melka Kunture)
This is a patinated flat non-Levallois convergent artifact from Garba III made from obsidian, which is heavily patinated. Melka Kunture is a valley site, which extends for almost 6 km in both Awash River banks, with superimposed terraces whose remains … Continue reading
How old are African Handaxes?
A cordiform Handaxe from the Mauritanian Sahara made of jasper. Normally this blog is not dedicated to “breaking news”, but this paper, published in “Nature” by Lepreet al. is really of interest for the understanding of the beginning of handaxe … Continue reading
Biface-Cleaver from the Mauretanian Sahara
This is a classic bifacial cleaver found in the Mauretanian Sahara. Cleavers are roughly U-shaped stone tool with a transverse cutting edge. They can be produced from a large flake or from a bifaces. Bifacial cleavers resemble truncated handaxes with … Continue reading
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Tagged Acheulean, Acheulian, Biface, Cleaver, Handaxe, Oldowan
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Obsidian during the Stone Age of East Africa and the Levant
This is a pyramidal Obsidian core from a late neolithic site in Turkey. Obsidian, a volcanic glass, is formed when volcanic lava is coming in contact with water. Iron and magnesium usually give the obsidian a dark green to black … Continue reading
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Tagged LSA, Micoquian, Middle Paleolithic, Middle Stone Age, MSA, Oldowan
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Chopper from Praia da Agudan
Several sites on the Portuguese littoral (Acafora, Magoito, Praia da Aguda, Laredo das Corchas, and Leifio) are said to be Lower Pleistocene, but their real age is uncertain. They were enthusiastically collected, mainly ba amateurs, following the first publications about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chopper, Lower Paleolithic, Oldowan, Pebble Tool
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