Toggle menu
  • USD
    • AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
    • CANADIAN DOLLAR
    • EURO
    • POUND STERLING
    • US DOLLAR
    • LoginorSign Up
    • 0
    TIME VAULT GALLERY Superior Artifacts & Fossils
    ×
    • USD
      • AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
      • CANADIAN DOLLAR
      • EURO
      • POUND STERLING
      • US DOLLAR
    ×

      Main Menu

    • JUST ADDED
    • HOW TO ORDER
    • CONTACT US
    • ABOUT US
    • OUR GUARANTEE
    • INFO
      • COLLECTING DINOSAUR FOSSILS
      • MEGALODON TEETH BUYERS GUIDE
      • TRILOBITES
      • AMMONITES
      • STONE TOOLS OF EARLY MAN
      • COLLECTING
      • INVESTING
      • FRAUD AND MISIDENTIFICATION
      • FAKE FOSSILS & ARTIFACTS
      • FAKE TRILOBITES
      • FAKE CHINESE FOSSILS
      • FAKE CRUSTACEAN FOSSILS
      • FAKE MAMMAL SKULL FOSSILS
      • FAKE MESSEL FOSSILS
      • FAKE AMBER & COPAL
      • PHOTO USE LICENSING FEES
    • Shop By Category

    • NEW ITEMS
    • LARGE INTERIOR DESIGN FOSSILS
    • MUSEUM'S CHOICE FOSSILS
    • ICE AGE MUSEUM FOSSILS
    • MUSEUM'S CHOICE ARTIFACTS
    • EARLY MAN
      • OLDOWAN PEBBLE TOOLS
      • ACHEULEAN TOOLS
      • MOUSTERIAN TOOLS
      • AFRICAN MIDDLE STONE AGE
      • ATERIAN TOOLS
      • UPPER PALEOLITHIC TOOLS
      • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC TOOLS
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC ARROWHEADS
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC SPEARHEADS
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC FLAKE TOOLS
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC CELT AXES
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC GRINDING MILLS
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC BEADS / JEWELRY
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC POTTERY
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC UNUSUAL ARTIFACTS
      • EUROPEAN NEOLITHIC TOOLS
      • MIDDLE EASTERN NEOLITHIC TOOLS
    • ANCIENT MAN
      • ANCIENT COINS
      • ASIAN ARTIFACTS
      • CELTIC ARTIFACTS
      • EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE ARTIFACTS
      • GREEK ARTIFACTS
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN ARTIFACTS
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN SWORDS
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN AXES
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN MACES
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN DAGGERS & KNIVES
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN SPEARHEADS
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN ARROWHEADS
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN FIGURES
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN CEREMONIAL ITEMS
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN HORSE FITTINGS
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN JEWELRY
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN STICK PINS
      • PRE-COLUMBIAN INDIAN ARTIFACTS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN APPLIQUES & ORNAMENTS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN FIGURAL PENDANTS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN FIGURES
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN JEWELRY & BEADS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN MASKS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN TEXTILES
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN VESSELS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN WEAPONS & TOOLS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN UNUSUAL OBJECTS
      • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE ARTIFACTS
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE ARROWHEADS
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE AXES
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE SPEARHEADS
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE MACEHEADS
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE DAGGERS / KNIVES
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE HORSE CAVALRY ARTIFACTS
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE JEWELRY / APPLIQUES
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE OTHER WEAPONS / TOOLS
        • ROMAN BYZANTINE RELIGIOUS OBJECTS
      • SCYTHIAN ARTIFACTS
      • THRACIAN ARTIFACTS
    • DINOSAURS / REPTILES
      • TYRANNOSAUR
      • ALLIGATOR / CROCODILE
      • ANKYLOSAUR
      • CARCHARODONTOSAURUS
      • DELTADROMEUS
      • DROMAEOSAUR (RAPTOR)
      • HADROSAUR
      • HORNED DINOSAURS
      • MOSASAUR
      • PACHYCEPHALOSAUR
      • PHYTOSAUR
      • PLESIOSAUR / PLIOSAUR
      • PTEROSAUR
      • SAUROPOD
      • SPINOSAURUS
      • THESCELOSAURUS
      • MISCELLANEOUS DINOSAURS & REPTILES
      • TRACKS & FOOTPRINTS
    • DINOSAUR / REPTILE TEETH
    • DINOSAUR / REPTILE BONES
    • MEGALODON TEETH
    • AMMONITES
    • LAND MAMMALS
      • MISCELLANEOUS LAND MAMMALS
      • MESOZOIC MAMMALS
      • GIANT ARMADILLO
      • AUROCHS
      • BOAR
      • CAVE BEAR
      • GIANT BEAVER
      • BISON (WISENT)
      • BRONTOTHERE
      • HORSE
      • IBEX
      • GOMPHOTHERE
      • WOOLLY MAMMOTH
      • MEGALOCEROS (GIANT DEER)
      • WOOLLY RHINOCEROS
      • GIANT SLOTH
      • WOLF
    • TRILOBITES
      • ASAPHUS
      • CERATARGES
      • COMURA
      • CYPHASPIDES
      • DIACALYMENE
      • DICRANURUS
      • PARALEJURUS
      • PHACOPS
      • PROETUS
      • PSYCHOPYGE
      • QUADROPS (PHILONYX)
      • SELENOPELTIS
      • WALLISEROPS (TRIDENT COMURA)
      • OTHER TRILOBITES - NORTH AMERICA
      • OTHER TRILOBITES - EUROPE
    • INVERTEBRATES
      • AMMONITES
      • BIVALVES
      • BRACHIOPODS
      • CARPOIDS
      • CONULARIA
      • CORAL
      • CRUSTACEANS
      • CRINOIDS (SEA LILY)
      • ECHINOIDS (SEA URCHINS)
      • EURYPTERIDS (SEA SCORPIONS)
      • GASTROPODS
      • ORTHOCERAS / BELEMNITES
      • SPONGES
      • SQUID
      • STARFISH
      • STROMATOLITES
      • TRILOBITES
    • MARINE VERTEBRATES
      • ALLIGATOR / CRODOCILE
      • AMPHIBIAN
      • DUGONG
      • FISH
      • MOSASAUR
      • PINNIPED (SEAL, SEA LION)
      • PLESIOSAUR / PLIOSAUR
      • SHARK / SKATE / RAY
      • TURTLE / TORTOISE
      • WHALE
    • SHARKS
      • ORTHACANTHUS
      • MEGALODON
      • CARCHARIAS (GREAT WHITE)
      • ISURUS (MAKO or WHITE)
      • COW SHARK (SIXGILL / SEVENGILL)
      • OTODUS OBLIQUUS
      • SAWSHARK (SAWFISH) & OTHER RAYS
      • MISCELLANEOUS SHARKS
    • FISH
    • PLANTS
    • BOOKS - ARCHAEOLOGY (STONE AGE TO ANCIENT)
    • BOOKS - PALEONTOLOGY (FOSSILS)
    • $125 & UNDER
    • Select Currency: USD
      • AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
      • CANADIAN DOLLAR
      • EURO
      • POUND STERLING
      • US DOLLAR
    • Gift Certificates
    • Login or Sign Up
    ×

      Main Menu

    • JUST ADDED
    • HOW TO ORDER
    • CONTACT US
    • ABOUT US
    • OUR GUARANTEE
    • INFO
      • COLLECTING DINOSAUR FOSSILS
      • MEGALODON TEETH BUYERS GUIDE
      • TRILOBITES
      • AMMONITES
      • STONE TOOLS OF EARLY MAN
      • COLLECTING
      • INVESTING
      • FRAUD AND MISIDENTIFICATION
      • FAKE FOSSILS & ARTIFACTS
      • FAKE TRILOBITES
      • FAKE CHINESE FOSSILS
      • FAKE CRUSTACEAN FOSSILS
      • FAKE MAMMAL SKULL FOSSILS
      • FAKE MESSEL FOSSILS
      • FAKE AMBER & COPAL
      • PHOTO USE LICENSING FEES
    • Shop By Category

    • NEW ITEMS
    • LARGE INTERIOR DESIGN FOSSILS
    • MUSEUM'S CHOICE FOSSILS
    • ICE AGE MUSEUM FOSSILS
    • MUSEUM'S CHOICE ARTIFACTS
    • EARLY MAN
      • OLDOWAN PEBBLE TOOLS
      • ACHEULEAN TOOLS
      • MOUSTERIAN TOOLS
      • AFRICAN MIDDLE STONE AGE
      • ATERIAN TOOLS
      • UPPER PALEOLITHIC TOOLS
      • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC TOOLS
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC ARROWHEADS
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC SPEARHEADS
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC FLAKE TOOLS
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC CELT AXES
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC GRINDING MILLS
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC BEADS / JEWELRY
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC POTTERY
        • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC UNUSUAL ARTIFACTS
      • EUROPEAN NEOLITHIC TOOLS
      • MIDDLE EASTERN NEOLITHIC TOOLS
    • ANCIENT MAN
      • ANCIENT COINS
      • ASIAN ARTIFACTS
      • CELTIC ARTIFACTS
      • EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE ARTIFACTS
      • GREEK ARTIFACTS
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN ARTIFACTS
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN SWORDS
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN AXES
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN MACES
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN DAGGERS & KNIVES
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN SPEARHEADS
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN ARROWHEADS
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN FIGURES
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN CEREMONIAL ITEMS
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN HORSE FITTINGS
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN JEWELRY
        • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN STICK PINS
      • PRE-COLUMBIAN INDIAN ARTIFACTS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN APPLIQUES & ORNAMENTS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN FIGURAL PENDANTS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN FIGURES
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN JEWELRY & BEADS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN MASKS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN TEXTILES
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN VESSELS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN WEAPONS & TOOLS
        • PRE-COLUMBIAN UNUSUAL OBJECTS
      • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE ARTIFACTS
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE ARROWHEADS
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE AXES
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE SPEARHEADS
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE MACEHEADS
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE DAGGERS / KNIVES
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE HORSE CAVALRY ARTIFACTS
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE JEWELRY / APPLIQUES
        • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE OTHER WEAPONS / TOOLS
        • ROMAN BYZANTINE RELIGIOUS OBJECTS
      • SCYTHIAN ARTIFACTS
      • THRACIAN ARTIFACTS
    • DINOSAURS / REPTILES
      • TYRANNOSAUR
      • ALLIGATOR / CROCODILE
      • ANKYLOSAUR
      • CARCHARODONTOSAURUS
      • DELTADROMEUS
      • DROMAEOSAUR (RAPTOR)
      • HADROSAUR
      • HORNED DINOSAURS
      • MOSASAUR
      • PACHYCEPHALOSAUR
      • PHYTOSAUR
      • PLESIOSAUR / PLIOSAUR
      • PTEROSAUR
      • SAUROPOD
      • SPINOSAURUS
      • THESCELOSAURUS
      • MISCELLANEOUS DINOSAURS & REPTILES
      • TRACKS & FOOTPRINTS
    • DINOSAUR / REPTILE TEETH
    • DINOSAUR / REPTILE BONES
    • MEGALODON TEETH
    • AMMONITES
    • LAND MAMMALS
      • MISCELLANEOUS LAND MAMMALS
      • MESOZOIC MAMMALS
      • GIANT ARMADILLO
      • AUROCHS
      • BOAR
      • CAVE BEAR
      • GIANT BEAVER
      • BISON (WISENT)
      • BRONTOTHERE
      • HORSE
      • IBEX
      • GOMPHOTHERE
      • WOOLLY MAMMOTH
      • MEGALOCEROS (GIANT DEER)
      • WOOLLY RHINOCEROS
      • GIANT SLOTH
      • WOLF
    • TRILOBITES
      • ASAPHUS
      • CERATARGES
      • COMURA
      • CYPHASPIDES
      • DIACALYMENE
      • DICRANURUS
      • PARALEJURUS
      • PHACOPS
      • PROETUS
      • PSYCHOPYGE
      • QUADROPS (PHILONYX)
      • SELENOPELTIS
      • WALLISEROPS (TRIDENT COMURA)
      • OTHER TRILOBITES - NORTH AMERICA
      • OTHER TRILOBITES - EUROPE
    • INVERTEBRATES
      • AMMONITES
      • BIVALVES
      • BRACHIOPODS
      • CARPOIDS
      • CONULARIA
      • CORAL
      • CRUSTACEANS
      • CRINOIDS (SEA LILY)
      • ECHINOIDS (SEA URCHINS)
      • EURYPTERIDS (SEA SCORPIONS)
      • GASTROPODS
      • ORTHOCERAS / BELEMNITES
      • SPONGES
      • SQUID
      • STARFISH
      • STROMATOLITES
      • TRILOBITES
    • MARINE VERTEBRATES
      • ALLIGATOR / CRODOCILE
      • AMPHIBIAN
      • DUGONG
      • FISH
      • MOSASAUR
      • PINNIPED (SEAL, SEA LION)
      • PLESIOSAUR / PLIOSAUR
      • SHARK / SKATE / RAY
      • TURTLE / TORTOISE
      • WHALE
    • SHARKS
      • ORTHACANTHUS
      • MEGALODON
      • CARCHARIAS (GREAT WHITE)
      • ISURUS (MAKO or WHITE)
      • COW SHARK (SIXGILL / SEVENGILL)
      • OTODUS OBLIQUUS
      • SAWSHARK (SAWFISH) & OTHER RAYS
      • MISCELLANEOUS SHARKS
    • FISH
    • PLANTS
    • BOOKS - ARCHAEOLOGY (STONE AGE TO ANCIENT)
    • BOOKS - PALEONTOLOGY (FOSSILS)
    • $125 & UNDER
    • Select Currency: USD
      • AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
      • CANADIAN DOLLAR
      • EURO
      • POUND STERLING
      • US DOLLAR
    • Gift Certificates
    • Login or Sign Up

    Shop by Category

  • NEW ITEMS
  • LARGE INTERIOR DESIGN FOSSILS
  • MUSEUM'S CHOICE FOSSILS
  • ICE AGE MUSEUM FOSSILS
  • MUSEUM'S CHOICE ARTIFACTS
  • EARLY MAN
    • OLDOWAN PEBBLE TOOLS
    • ACHEULEAN TOOLS
    • MOUSTERIAN TOOLS
    • AFRICAN MIDDLE STONE AGE
    • ATERIAN TOOLS
    • UPPER PALEOLITHIC TOOLS
    • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC TOOLS
      • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC ARROWHEADS
      • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC SPEARHEADS
      • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC FLAKE TOOLS
      • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC CELT AXES
      • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC GRINDING MILLS
      • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC BEADS / JEWELRY
      • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC POTTERY
      • AFRICAN NEOLITHIC UNUSUAL ARTIFACTS
    • EUROPEAN NEOLITHIC TOOLS
    • MIDDLE EASTERN NEOLITHIC TOOLS
  • ANCIENT MAN
    • ANCIENT COINS
    • ASIAN ARTIFACTS
    • CELTIC ARTIFACTS
    • EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE ARTIFACTS
    • GREEK ARTIFACTS
    • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN ARTIFACTS
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN SWORDS
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN AXES
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN MACES
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN DAGGERS & KNIVES
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN SPEARHEADS
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN ARROWHEADS
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN FIGURES
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN CEREMONIAL ITEMS
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN HORSE FITTINGS
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN JEWELRY
      • NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN STICK PINS
    • PRE-COLUMBIAN INDIAN ARTIFACTS
      • PRE-COLUMBIAN APPLIQUES & ORNAMENTS
      • PRE-COLUMBIAN FIGURAL PENDANTS
      • PRE-COLUMBIAN FIGURES
      • PRE-COLUMBIAN JEWELRY & BEADS
      • PRE-COLUMBIAN MASKS
      • PRE-COLUMBIAN TEXTILES
      • PRE-COLUMBIAN VESSELS
      • PRE-COLUMBIAN WEAPONS & TOOLS
      • PRE-COLUMBIAN UNUSUAL OBJECTS
    • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE ARTIFACTS
      • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE ARROWHEADS
      • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE AXES
      • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE SPEARHEADS
      • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE MACEHEADS
      • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE DAGGERS / KNIVES
      • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE HORSE CAVALRY ARTIFACTS
      • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE JEWELRY / APPLIQUES
      • ROMAN CLASSIC & BYZANTINE OTHER WEAPONS / TOOLS
      • ROMAN BYZANTINE RELIGIOUS OBJECTS
    • SCYTHIAN ARTIFACTS
    • THRACIAN ARTIFACTS
  • DINOSAURS / REPTILES
    • TYRANNOSAUR
    • ALLIGATOR / CROCODILE
    • ANKYLOSAUR
    • CARCHARODONTOSAURUS
    • DELTADROMEUS
    • DROMAEOSAUR (RAPTOR)
    • HADROSAUR
    • HORNED DINOSAURS
    • MOSASAUR
    • PACHYCEPHALOSAUR
    • PHYTOSAUR
    • PLESIOSAUR / PLIOSAUR
    • PTEROSAUR
    • SAUROPOD
    • SPINOSAURUS
    • THESCELOSAURUS
    • MISCELLANEOUS DINOSAURS & REPTILES
    • TRACKS & FOOTPRINTS
  • DINOSAUR / REPTILE TEETH
  • DINOSAUR / REPTILE BONES
  • MEGALODON TEETH
  • AMMONITES
  • LAND MAMMALS
    • MISCELLANEOUS LAND MAMMALS
    • MESOZOIC MAMMALS
    • GIANT ARMADILLO
    • AUROCHS
    • BOAR
    • CAVE BEAR
    • GIANT BEAVER
    • BISON (WISENT)
    • BRONTOTHERE
    • HORSE
    • IBEX
    • GOMPHOTHERE
    • WOOLLY MAMMOTH
    • MEGALOCEROS (GIANT DEER)
    • WOOLLY RHINOCEROS
    • GIANT SLOTH
    • WOLF
  • TRILOBITES
    • ASAPHUS
    • CERATARGES
    • COMURA
    • CYPHASPIDES
    • DIACALYMENE
    • DICRANURUS
    • PARALEJURUS
    • PHACOPS
    • PROETUS
    • PSYCHOPYGE
    • QUADROPS (PHILONYX)
    • SELENOPELTIS
    • WALLISEROPS (TRIDENT COMURA)
    • OTHER TRILOBITES - NORTH AMERICA
    • OTHER TRILOBITES - EUROPE
  • INVERTEBRATES
    • AMMONITES
    • BIVALVES
    • BRACHIOPODS
    • CARPOIDS
    • CONULARIA
    • CORAL
    • CRUSTACEANS
    • CRINOIDS (SEA LILY)
    • ECHINOIDS (SEA URCHINS)
    • EURYPTERIDS (SEA SCORPIONS)
    • GASTROPODS
    • ORTHOCERAS / BELEMNITES
    • SPONGES
    • SQUID
    • STARFISH
    • STROMATOLITES
    • TRILOBITES
  • MARINE VERTEBRATES
    • ALLIGATOR / CRODOCILE
    • AMPHIBIAN
    • DUGONG
    • FISH
    • MOSASAUR
    • PINNIPED (SEAL, SEA LION)
    • PLESIOSAUR / PLIOSAUR
    • SHARK / SKATE / RAY
    • TURTLE / TORTOISE
    • WHALE
  • SHARKS
    • ORTHACANTHUS
    • MEGALODON
    • CARCHARIAS (GREAT WHITE)
    • ISURUS (MAKO or WHITE)
    • COW SHARK (SIXGILL / SEVENGILL)
    • OTODUS OBLIQUUS
    • SAWSHARK (SAWFISH) & OTHER RAYS
    • MISCELLANEOUS SHARKS
  • FISH
  • PLANTS
  • BOOKS - ARCHAEOLOGY (STONE AGE TO ANCIENT)
  • BOOKS - PALEONTOLOGY (FOSSILS)
  • $125 & UNDER
  • Shop by Brand

  • View all Brands
    • Home
    • EARLY MAN
    • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE *ACH412
  • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412
  • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412
  • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412
  • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412
  • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412
  • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412
  • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412
  • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412
  • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412
  • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412
  • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412
  • FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412 FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412 FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412 FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412 FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412 FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412 FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412 FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412 FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412 FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412 FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE  *ACH412

    FINEST LARGE OVATE STONE AGE ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY AND SIZE *ACH412

    MSRP:
    Now: $1,795.00
    (You save )
    SKU:
    ACH412
    Shipping:
    Calculated at Checkout
    ID:
    Lower Paleolithic Acheulean Hand Axe
    FOUND:
    Exposed Site - Sahara Desert, NW Africa
    AGE:
    ACHEULIAN: 1.2 million - 500,000 years
    SIZE:
    7" long x 5.75" wide
    CONDITION:
    INTACT AND COMPLETE. NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION. MINERAL DEPOSITS INTACT.
    NOTE:
    SUPERB IN EVERY WAY WITH INCREDIBLE FLAKING, COLOR AND SIZE!!!
    :::
    Includes a LIFETIME GUARANTEE Certificate of Authenticity & Condition / History Sheet

    Adding to cart… category.add_cart_announcement

    SOLD

    Add to Wish List
    • Create New Wish List

    Share This Article

    • Overview

    Product Description

    This GENUINE quartzite hand axe was made and used by early humans of the primitive species Homo erectus (ergaster).  It was surface-collected from an exposed Lower Paleolithic Acheulian site in the Sahara Desert of North Africa.  This Lower Paleolithic tool represents the first scientifically documented intelligent design made by primitive humans.  Prior to these Saharan Acheulian handaxes, only crude pebble and flake tools existed in the human fossil record.

    As one of the most IMPRESSIVE and finest made Lower Paleolithic African hand axes OF THIS TYPE we have ever sold, this hand axe is a supreme example of a OVATE UNIFACIAL HAND AXE.  It is unusually large and wide for its type, used by primitive humans to dismember large hunted game animals.  Its massive weight and size, coupled with a very broad chopping edge would have aided in cutting up large game animals to easily transport the meat and bone.  The end has been struck several times to create a grip where the hand axe would fit against the palm for comfort - ingenious early human thought manifest in its design.  This hand axe demonstrates ARTISTIC APPRECIATION and ARTISAN PRIDE, as well as the skill and ability of Early Man's ability, to the highest order.  It certainly warrants being considered "museum grade".  It features every possible aspect of a prize specimen. 

    The flaking is superb and shows masterful craftsmanship from its primitive human artisan.  Light blushes of orange on one side caused by millennia of this side facing down and absorbing the minerals of the Sahara red sands.  Other side shows a different color - a prized and classic example only found in authentic specimens. The chopping tip and edges are intact and well-made with evidence of original prehistoric primary and secondary flaking.  Surface areas of the tool display a "desert varnish" - a natural glossy surface where the artifact lay undisturbed and exposed to blowing sands, for millennia.  The wind-driven sand polished and deposited microscopic layers of silica on the surfaces of the artifact, giving it a sheen.  In many cases, a bi-colored patina on either side, also developed, as the exposed side patinated differently than the unexposed side.  Original sediment and  mineral encrustations are still present in microscopic crevices and on some surfaces - a trait ONLY found in authentic Paleolithic artifacts like these.  These features are a testament to the age and authenticity of ALL Saharan Paleolithic artifacts.  

    During this time in prehistory when this Lower Paleolithic tool was made, the Sahara Desert (where this stone tool was found) was a savanna rich in wildlife.  Prior to the prehistoric global warming that turned the vast region to desert, early humans lived alongside prehistoric giraffe, bison and elephant, which were vital to their survival.  Hunting and butchering these animals would have required specialized tools such as those found in the Acheulian Period.

    SEE MORE LOWER PALEOLITHIC ACHEULEAN STONE ARTIFACTS

    Product Videos

    Custom Field

    ID Lower Paleolithic Acheulean Hand Axe
    FOUND Exposed Site - Sahara Desert, NW Africa
    AGE ACHEULIAN: 1.2 million - 500,000 years
    SIZE 7" long x 5.75" wide
    CONDITION INTACT AND COMPLETE. NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION. MINERAL DEPOSITS INTACT.
    NOTE SUPERB IN EVERY WAY WITH INCREDIBLE FLAKING, COLOR AND SIZE!!!
    :: Includes a LIFETIME GUARANTEE Certificate of Authenticity & Condition / History Sheet

    Product Reviews

    You May Also Like...

    • RARE LARGE BRITISH LOWER STONE AGE OLDOWAN PEBBLE CHOPPER AXE FROM ENGLAND  *PB139 RARE LARGE BRITISH LOWER STONE AGE OLDOWAN PEBBLE CHOPPER AXE FROM ENGLAND  *PB139 RARE LARGE BRITISH LOWER STONE AGE OLDOWAN PEBBLE CHOPPER AXE FROM ENGLAND  *PB139 RARE LARGE BRITISH LOWER STONE AGE OLDOWAN PEBBLE CHOPPER AXE FROM ENGLAND  *PB139

      RARE LARGE BRITISH LOWER STONE AGE OLDOWAN PEBBLE CHOPPER AXE FROM ENGLAND *PB139

      MSRP:
      Now: $2,995.00
      Add to Cart
    • MUSEUM CLASS LOWER PALEOLITHIC OLDOWAN PEBBLE AXE FROM FAMOUS FRENCH SITE WITH FINEST CLEAVER CHOPPING EDGE *PB095 MUSEUM CLASS LOWER PALEOLITHIC OLDOWAN PEBBLE AXE FROM FAMOUS FRENCH SITE WITH FINEST CLEAVER CHOPPING EDGE *PB095 MUSEUM CLASS LOWER PALEOLITHIC OLDOWAN PEBBLE AXE FROM FAMOUS FRENCH SITE WITH FINEST CLEAVER CHOPPING EDGE *PB095 MUSEUM CLASS LOWER PALEOLITHIC OLDOWAN PEBBLE AXE FROM FAMOUS FRENCH SITE WITH FINEST CLEAVER CHOPPING EDGE *PB095

      MUSEUM CLASS LOWER PALEOLITHIC OLDOWAN PEBBLE AXE FROM FAMOUS FRENCH SITE WITH FINEST CLEAVER CHOPPING EDGE *PB095

      MSRP:
      Now: $1,995.00
      Add to Cart
    • FINEST  MUSEUM EXAMPLE AFRICAN ACHEULEAN CLEAVER HANDAXE WITH INTELLIGENT FEATURES MADE BY HOMO ERGASTER *ACH203 FINEST  MUSEUM EXAMPLE AFRICAN ACHEULEAN CLEAVER HANDAXE WITH INTELLIGENT FEATURES MADE BY HOMO ERGASTER *ACH203 FINEST  MUSEUM EXAMPLE AFRICAN ACHEULEAN CLEAVER HANDAXE WITH INTELLIGENT FEATURES MADE BY HOMO ERGASTER *ACH203 FINEST  MUSEUM EXAMPLE AFRICAN ACHEULEAN CLEAVER HANDAXE WITH INTELLIGENT FEATURES MADE BY HOMO ERGASTER *ACH203

      FINEST MUSEUM EXAMPLE AFRICAN ACHEULEAN CLEAVER HANDAXE WITH INTELLIGENT FEATURES MADE BY HOMO ERGASTER *ACH203

      MSRP:
      Now: $995.00
      Add to Cart

    Recommended

    • EXCEPTIONAL HOMO ERECTUS HAND AXE FROM THE ACHEULEAN STONE AGE OF AFRICA  *ACH291 EXCEPTIONAL HOMO ERECTUS HAND AXE FROM THE ACHEULEAN STONE AGE OF AFRICA  *ACH291 EXCEPTIONAL HOMO ERECTUS HAND AXE FROM THE ACHEULEAN STONE AGE OF AFRICA  *ACH291 EXCEPTIONAL HOMO ERECTUS HAND AXE FROM THE ACHEULEAN STONE AGE OF AFRICA  *ACH291

      EXCEPTIONAL HOMO ERECTUS HAND AXE FROM THE ACHEULEAN STONE AGE OF AFRICA *ACH291

      MSRP:
      Now: $745.00
      Add to Cart
    • UNIQUE OVATE UNIFACIAL ACHEULEAN HAND AXE MADE BY HOMO ERGASTER   *ACH434 UNIQUE OVATE UNIFACIAL ACHEULEAN HAND AXE MADE BY HOMO ERGASTER   *ACH434 UNIQUE OVATE UNIFACIAL ACHEULEAN HAND AXE MADE BY HOMO ERGASTER   *ACH434 UNIQUE OVATE UNIFACIAL ACHEULEAN HAND AXE MADE BY HOMO ERGASTER   *ACH434

      UNIQUE OVATE UNIFACIAL ACHEULEAN HAND AXE MADE BY HOMO ERGASTER *ACH434

      MSRP:
      Now: $495.00
      Add to Cart
    • FINEST LARGE TRIANGULAR HOMO ERECTUS ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL WORKMANSHIP  *ACH437 FINEST LARGE TRIANGULAR HOMO ERECTUS ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL WORKMANSHIP  *ACH437 FINEST LARGE TRIANGULAR HOMO ERECTUS ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL WORKMANSHIP  *ACH437 FINEST LARGE TRIANGULAR HOMO ERECTUS ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL WORKMANSHIP  *ACH437

      FINEST LARGE TRIANGULAR HOMO ERECTUS ACHEULEAN HAND AXE OF EXCEPTIONAL WORKMANSHIP *ACH437

      MSRP:
      Now: $1,795.00
      Add to Cart
    ×
    ×
    Join Our Mailing List for special offers!
    Contact Us
    TIME VAULT GALLERY
    PO BOX 17
    DIAMOND SPRINGS, CA 95619
    USA
    Accounts & Orders
    • Wishlist
    • Login or Sign Up
    • Shipping & Returns
    Quick Links
    • JUST ADDED
    • HOW TO ORDER
    • CONTACT US
    • ABOUT US
    • OUR GUARANTEE
    • INFO
    Connect with Us:
    • © TIME VAULT GALLERY
    • |
    • Sitemap