German

DESCRIPTION:  Mousterian Knife
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This artifact is a Mousterian Aged Knife and is made from a light tan flint, with a heavy cream colored old patina. This artifact was fashioned via the Levallois technique as evident by the flake scaring pattern. There are three major parallel flake scars running the length of this artifact.  It has some fine retouches on the distal end creating a small rounded edge. There are a few areas of Crustose lichen growth present on this piece. This piece measures 61mm by 24mm. The workmanship is very fine. This Mousterian Knife dates to the Paleolithic Mousterian period about 60,000 to 40,000 B.C.  This artifact is a surface find from the areas around the Danube River in the Fränkische Alb, located in Southern Germany. This artifact is from an old German collection.   

DESCRIPTION:  Mousterian Curved Scraper
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This interesting artifact is a Mousterian Aged Curved Scraper and is made from a light tan flint, with a heavy cream colored old patina with a slight peach colored under tone. This artifact was modified from a Levallois flake. There are high angle retouches on the right hand side of the distal end. This artifact shows definite signs of utilization with the retouches being worn down. There are a multiple areas of Crustose lichen growth present on this piece. This artifact measures 68mm by 32mm. The workmanship is fine. This Mousterian Curved Scraper dates to the Paleolithic Mousterian period about 60,000 to 40,000 B.C.  This artifact is a surface find from the areas around the Danube River in the Fränkische Alb, located in Southern Germany. This artifact is from an old German collection.   

DESCRIPTION:  Mousterian Bilateral Scraper
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This artifact is a Mousterian Aged Bilateral Scraper (meaning two edges) and is made from a light tan flint, with a heavy cream colored old patina with a slight peach colored under tone. This artifact was fashioned via the Levallois technique as evident by the flake scaring pattern. There are two major parallel flake scars running the length of this artifact, with fine retouches on both cutting edges.  It also has some fine retouches on the proximal end creating a small rounded edge. There is a small bulb of percussion on the ventral surface at the proximal end which is the narrow end of this artifact (the bulb of percussion is usually on the opposite end). This artifact shows definite signs of utilization with the retouches being worn down. There are a multiple areas of Crustose lichen growth present on this piece. This artifact measures 68mm by 35mm. The workmanship is fine. This Mousterian Bilateral Scraper dates to the Paleolithic Mousterian period about 60,000 to 40,000 B.C.  This artifact is a surface find from the areas around the Danube River in the Fränkische Alb, located in Southern Germany. This artifact is from an old German collection.   

DESCRIPTION:  Mousterian Bilateral Scraper
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This artifact is a Mousterian Aged Bilateral Scraper (meaning two edges) and is made from a light tan flint, with a heavy cream colored old patina. This artifact was fashioned via the Levallois technique as evident by the flake scaring pattern. There are two major parallel flake scars running the length of this artifact, with fine retouches on both cutting edges.  Cortex is present on the distal tip. There is a prominent bulb of percussion on the ventral surface at the proximal end. This artifact shows definite signs of utilization with the retouches being worn down. This artifact has a slight curvature to it. There are a few areas of Crustose lichen growth present on this piece. This artifact measures 77mm by 26mm. The workmanship is fine. This Mousterian Bilateral Scraper dates to the Paleolithic Mousterian period about 60,000 to 40,000 B.C.  This artifact is a surface find from the areas around the Danube River in the Fränkische Alb, located in Southern Germany. This artifact is from an old German collection.   

DESCRIPTION:  Mousterian Core Tool
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This larger artifact is a Mousterian Aged Core Tool and is made from a light tan flint, with a heavy cream colored old patina with a slight peach colored under tone, and with a small crystal intrusion. This artifact was modified from a large Levallois flake. There are large sized retouches on the distal end. This artifact has multiple areas of Crustose lichen and Foliose lichen growth present. This artifact measures 91mm by 52mm and 28mm at the thickest point. This piece could have functioned as a simplistic Hand Axe. This Mousterian Core Tool dates to the Paleolithic Mousterian period about 60,000 to 40,000 B.C.  This artifact was a field find as evident with the plow marks on the ventral side and was found in the areas around the Danube River in the Fränkische Alb, located in Southern Germany. This artifact is from an old German collection.   

DESCRIPTION:  Mousterian Burin
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This interesting artifact is a Mousterian Aged Burin and is made from a light tan flint, with a heavy cream colored old patina with a slight peach colored under tone. This artifact was modified from a flake. There are high angle retouches on the dorsal surface near the ancient blunt tip. This artifact shows signs of utilization. There is cortex covering about 20 percent of the distal end.  A bulb of percussion on the ventral surface at the proximal end is visible. There are a multiple areas of Foliose lichen growth present on the ventral surface. This artifact measures 68mm by 38mm. The workmanship is fine. This Mousterian Burin dates to the Paleolithic Mousterian period about 60,000 to 40,000 B.C.  This artifact is a surface find from the areas around the Danube River in the Fränkische Alb, located in Southern Germany. This artifact is from an old German collection.