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Middle Paleolithic from Scheden; Lower Saxony
This is a small (6 cm long) Handaxe from a field at Scheden (Southern Lower Saxony, near Dransfeld). In southern lower Saxony, between Kassel and Göttingen, there are numerous outcrops of middle and fine-grained Oligocene / Miocene quartzites on the Dransfeld … Continue reading
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Tagged Acheulian, Lower Saxony, Mousterian, MTA, Quartzite, Steinzeit
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Middle Paleolithic of the Oise Valley
This is a Mousterian convergent scraper, made on a non-Levallois flake (9 cm long), found in the OiseValley in the Picardy in N-France. The Picardy is a rather flat territory and the highest peak – Mont Watigny – lies … Continue reading
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Tagged Aisne, Levallois, Mousterian, Oise, Somme, Steinzeit
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La Chapelle-aux-Saints and the distorted interpretative framework of Paleolithic Art
This is a Quina scraper (7×3,5 cm) found near Brive in the 19th century. Similar instruments are known from the nearby Neanderthal burial site from a limestone cave called „Bouffia Bonneval” at La Chapelle-aux-Saints (Département Corrèze, Limousin, France). Lithic artifacts … Continue reading
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Tagged Breuil, Mortillet, Paleolithic art, Shmans, Steinzeit
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Bec from the Aisne Valley
This is a wonderful “bec” (11 cm long) from the Aisne Gravels. The raw material is identical to the material that was used during the Lower and Middle Paleolithic of this region. While artifacts from early Paleolithic periods are abundant … Continue reading
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Tagged Bec, Bohrer, Magdalenian, Steinzeit, upper paleolithic
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Discoid Core from Condé en Brie (Aisne)
This is a discoidal core (9×6 cm) from Condé en Brie (Aisne; Northern France). Compared to the Levallois concept, discoidal cores are characterized mainly by their lack of hierarchy between the striking surfaces. Discoid debitage was and is still sometimes … Continue reading
Simply in Stones
This blog is a document of my own enthusiasm (obsession?) for lithic artifacts. I combine this highly emotional theme with my scientific interest. The “semiophores” concept (http://www.aggsbach.de/2010/09/collecting-paleolithic-artefacts/) referes to my fascination on artifacts but my scientific attitude remains related to my efforts of being … Continue reading
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Tagged Collections, neolithic, Paleolithics, Semiophores, Steinzeit, stone age
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Standing on the shoulders of giants: Refitting Strategies and the Levallois Concept
I always liked this metaphor, because it also describes the rank of my own scientific work, which owns a lot to the ideas of my academic teachers. Not everyone at the height of her/his academic career wants to talk about the fact … Continue reading
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Tagged Hessen, Lenderscheid, Levallois Technique, Refitting, Steinzeit, Stone Age Artifact
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Laussel, Venus Figurines, Scientific Racism and Prehistoric Research
This is a denticulated point (“Tayac Point”) from the Mousterian of the Laussel rock shelter, situated 7, 5 km east and slightly north of Les Eyzies, on the right side of the Beune River. The site was completely excavated … Continue reading
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Tagged Gravettian, Laussel, Race, Scientific Racism, Steinzeit
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Neolithic Axe from St. Jean d’Eyraud / Bergeracois
This is a flat Neolithic axe (12 cm long) from St. Jean d’Eyraud near Bergerac There are numerous open-air stations around Bergerac, both from Paleolithic and Neolithic times. Neolithic artifact types are axes, adzes, daggers, tanged or barbed arrowheads and … Continue reading
Eyed Bone Needle
An eyed bone needle from an old collection of “palafit” artifacts found at the Lake Costance (Neolithic or Bronze Age*). Genetic data suggest that body hair of hominines was lost c 1.2-3 Ma. Out of Africa, Early Homo sp. occupied parts … Continue reading
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Tagged Bronze Age, Katzman, Lake Constance, Needle, neolithic, Palafit, Steinzeit, stone age
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