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Tanged points of Northeren Europe at the end of the Pleictozene: The Brommean

The oldest taxonomic unit of the tanged point complex during the last Glacial in N/E Europe is the Brommean, which is known from a narrow zone following the young moraine area around the Baltic Ice Lake, from Denmark, northern Germany, northern … Continue reading

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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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Cave Bears Canines from the Drachenhöhle at Mixnitz

One of the most important chemicals used in fertilizers and in the production of gun powder is phosphate. Mineral Deposits of phosphate are quite rare and when a source is discovered it is usually rapidly exploited. Much of the world’s … Continue reading

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Aurignacian from SW-Germany

Typical Aurignacian artifacts, made of thick blades, from Kleinheppach in Swabia . Among these artefacts, there is a Jerzmanovice blade- point with a broken tip (No4) similar to the findings in Beedings (UK), Ranis (Germany) and from the Nietoperzowa Cave in Poland. … Continue reading

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Burination

Burination and shouldering are hallmarks of the Willendorf-Kostenki technocomplex in Middle Europe. This is a shouldered burinated artifact made of local radiolarite from Moravany-Modrovka. We do not know, if this stone tool was originally intended to serve as a burin … Continue reading

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