North Africa, Morocco, Sahara Desert, Paleolithic, ca. 143000 to 18000 BCE (145000 to 20000 BP). A pair of chert implements both shaped by the knapping process to use as cutting or scraping tools. They both exhibit large flaking patterns to form bifacial convex blades. The rounded butt end was likely the area to grip when used as a hand tool. The edges where the blade begins to taper to a point, are more finely flaked, to create a slightly serrated edge. Stone tools like these were made by ancient peoples who inhabited this region of the Sahara during a time of favorable climactic conditions to use for cutting or scrapers. Stone creations from this period are always fascinating to hold and imagine our primitive forebearers that used them! Size: 6" L x 3.75" W (15.2 cm x 9.5 cm)
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Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010
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Condition
Some minor chips to peripheries, not from the knapping process, commensurate with age and use.