Paleolithic Arrow head - 50 mm
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A set of seven pedunculated tools from the Atérien industry of the Middle Paleolithic, Morocco, in excellent condition, dimensions 50 × 50 × 15 mm.
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Description from the seller
Here is a set of 7 tools typical of the Atérien industry, characterized by the systematic presence of peduncles allowing hafting. These tools testify to remarkable technological sophistication for the Middle Paleolithic, with complex behaviors including the use of symbols (ornaments) and an adaptation to a Saharan environment that was then more humid.
The Atérien is a lithic industry of the Middle Paleolithic covering North Africa and the Sahara.
It owes its name to the eponymous site Bir el-Ater, located 87 km south of Tébessa, in Algeria, described by Maurice Reygasse in 1922.
The great peculiarity is the manufacture of "pedunculated" tools intended to be hafted.
Period: between 145,000 and 30,000 years before present.
Sites multiply from around 130,000 years when the climate becomes more favorable.
This industry disappeared about 30,000 years ago.
Some date the Atérien in a range from -45,000 to -25,000 years.
The Atérien extends across North Africa:
Mauritania (Nouadhibou region)
Morocco (Grotte des Pigeons, Ifri n'Ammar, Dar es-Soltan, Taforalt)
Algeria (Bir el-Ater, Aïn Tagourait, Kharouba near Mostaganem, Arzew)
Tunisia
Niger (Seggedim, Adrar Bous)
Libya (Fezzan, Garat el-Mal)
Egypt (Egyptian Sahara, Bir Tefawi, oasis of Al-Kharga)
Use of Levallois débitage to produce flakes and blades
Association of the implementation of Levallois débitage with the manufacture of diversified tools
Manufacture by direct percussion with a hard hammer
Main characteristics of the tools
THE PEDUNCLE - Signature of the Atérien
All these pieces bear at their base a narrowing called the peduncle
The peduncle allows hafting the tool on a handle or a shaft
It is the first evidence of a peduncle on a projectile point
Almost all points are pedunculated and bear wear traces
Here is a set of 7 tools typical of the Atérien industry, characterized by the systematic presence of peduncles allowing hafting. These tools testify to remarkable technological sophistication for the Middle Paleolithic, with complex behaviors including the use of symbols (ornaments) and an adaptation to a Saharan environment that was then more humid.
The Atérien is a lithic industry of the Middle Paleolithic covering North Africa and the Sahara.
It owes its name to the eponymous site Bir el-Ater, located 87 km south of Tébessa, in Algeria, described by Maurice Reygasse in 1922.
The great peculiarity is the manufacture of "pedunculated" tools intended to be hafted.
Period: between 145,000 and 30,000 years before present.
Sites multiply from around 130,000 years when the climate becomes more favorable.
This industry disappeared about 30,000 years ago.
Some date the Atérien in a range from -45,000 to -25,000 years.
The Atérien extends across North Africa:
Mauritania (Nouadhibou region)
Morocco (Grotte des Pigeons, Ifri n'Ammar, Dar es-Soltan, Taforalt)
Algeria (Bir el-Ater, Aïn Tagourait, Kharouba near Mostaganem, Arzew)
Tunisia
Niger (Seggedim, Adrar Bous)
Libya (Fezzan, Garat el-Mal)
Egypt (Egyptian Sahara, Bir Tefawi, oasis of Al-Kharga)
Use of Levallois débitage to produce flakes and blades
Association of the implementation of Levallois débitage with the manufacture of diversified tools
Manufacture by direct percussion with a hard hammer
Main characteristics of the tools
THE PEDUNCLE - Signature of the Atérien
All these pieces bear at their base a narrowing called the peduncle
The peduncle allows hafting the tool on a handle or a shaft
It is the first evidence of a peduncle on a projectile point
Almost all points are pedunculated and bear wear traces
Details
Era
Before 1400
Culture
Paleolithic
Country of origin
Morocco
Century/timeframe
Atérien
Acquired from
Gallery / Antique dealer
Condition
Excellent
Year acquired
1980
Country acquired from
Morocco
Height
50 mm
Previous owner acquired from
Gallery / Antique dealer
Width
50 mm
Previous owner - year acquired
1970
Depth
15 mm
Previous owner - country acquired from
Morocco
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