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THBEnormous Paleolithic Portuguese Oldowan Stone Axe Tool
Lot 120
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Viking, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Western Europe, Portugal, Lower Paleolithic (Stone Age), ca. 900,000 to 450,000 years ago. This tool is a rare and complete Oldowan type stone chopper axe from the earliest period of the Stone Age, made by Homo erectus, early humans! This stone axe was made from a quartzite river cobble and features a multi-struck and chisel-shaped chopping edge. Special characteristics in the angles and carefully placed directions of the struck cutting edge differentiate this human-made prehistoric tool from a simple broken stone made from glacial action or frost damage. The classic chisel-shaped chopping edge with ingenious emerging technology - a pointed tip! Designed for bone-smashing tasks, this textbook perfect example shows all the typical traits for a pebble chopper, a tool that would later evolve into more acutely pointed stone axes. The natural yellow and red inclusions on the stone adds a beautiful aesthetic to this paleolithic stone tool. For any Paleolithic tool collection, this is a must have specimen! Size: 5" L x 4.4" W (12.7 cm x 11.2 cm)
The Oldowan stone tool tradition is named after the Oldowan Gorge in Kenya, East Africa where the earliest stone tools were first discovered. By the time early humans made their way into Europe, stone tool technology in Africa had already been replaced by the proliferation of Acheulian bifacial hand-axes roughly three-quarters of a million years later. Oldowan tool technology were brought into Europe by Homo erectus, moving north up from Africa and a chopper axe like this would have been ideally used to butcher the large, hunted game of the day, mammoth, rhino, horse and bison, smashing the large bones to access the prized, nourishing marrow inside.
Provenance: ex-private Dutch collection formed in the early 1980s
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#170573Complete with no repair or restoration. Intact mineral deposits.Condition
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