M316 - NEANDERTHAL MOUSTERIAN FLINT SAW FROM FAMOUS SITE IN FRANCE

Product Description

ITEM # 

M316

ID

Mousterian Tool

FOUND

Rock Shelter - Dordogne Region (Near Sarlat,
France)

AGE

MOUSTERIAN:  80,000 - 40,000 years ago

SIZE

2.5" long

CONDITION

INTACT AND COMPLETE - NO REPAIR OR
RESTORATION.  

NOTE

EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE WITH PERFECT,
CLASSIC FEATURES OF A MOUSTERIAN
SAW (DENTICULATE).  IDEAL FOR ROBUST
CUTTING NEEDS.

INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX - Actual Item - One Only

Comes with a certificate of authenticity / information sheet

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With this offer comes a RARE opportunity to acquire an authentic artifact from a well-known prehistoric rock shelter (all site information provided to buyer) from what is considered one of the most important regions of human prehistory in Europe - the Dordogne Region in France.  This specimen comes from a collection dating back to the early 1900's by a French collector who excavated the Paleolithic layers of the shelter to reveal a level of Mousterian (Neanderthal) occupation lying directly below another level of Upper Paleolithic (Cro-Magnon) occupation.  Such a collection provides a fantastic and RARE window into long-term human prehistoric habitation spanning two Paleolithic periods and from Neanderthal to Cro-Magnon life.  In this collection were not only tools from both periods but also, many fossil remains of animals killed and eaten by these prehistoric humans.  The remains included numerous bones and teeth of horse, red deer, reindeer, aurochs and steppe bison.  The presence of animal bone fragments indicates the process of smashing bones to get to the marrow which was prized for its rich food value as much if not more than the meat itself.  Collections like this come maybe once in a lifetime, if that.  The majority of this collection is being retained by a museum.  This rare chance to acquire such objects will end when we sell out the limited number of specimens we have.   Because collecting these artifacts has been off-limits for decades, genuine fine grade Mousterian Neanderthal tools such as this specimen are most certain to continue to appreciate in value as time goes on.

This is a Neanderthal SAW or DENTICULATE.  The identifying feature of this typology is its undulating, wavy cutting edge made on a blade.  It was made on a backed knife so that one finger can apply pressure to the flat back and press down on what is being sawn.  This flake tool is complete and in its original form as it was made by Neanderthals at least 40,000 years ago.  All cutting edges are still intact as made.   Intact original sediments from the layer in which it was dug are still attached on some surfaces and the microscopic crevices - evidence of authenticity not found in fakes or altered artifacts.  NO RESTORATION, REPAIR OR MODERN DAMAGE.