No. 95461048

Paleolithic Quartzite biface (without reserve price) (No Reserve Price)
No. 95461048

Paleolithic Quartzite biface (without reserve price) (No Reserve Price)
Magnificent Acheulean Biface
Superb color. Beautiful desert patina (typical eolian erosion).
This biface was found in the Western Sahara region. No restoration, no repair, and no modern damage.
Dimensions: 10.8 cm x 6.3 cm
Genuine Paleolithic Swiss Army knife, the biface is the essential and versatile tool of the first humans.
Lower Paleolithic (-300,000/-100,000 years) - Acheulian Period: Homo Erectus and Homo Neanderthalensis. The characteristics of this period are: hand axes (the most typical flaked tools) and cleavers (very large flat-topped axes) (No equivalent in Europe).
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