Pretty Unusual Scraper, Mousterian Start Price USD 42.00 Current Price USD 42.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 End Time Sunday, September 14, 2008 Location Germany See more about 'Pretty Unusual Scraper, Mousterian' Description Pretty Unusual Scraper, Mousterian   DescriptionType: convex scraper on Levallois flakePaleolithic Period, Industry: Middle Paleolithic / Mousterian Dating: the particular site from approx. 130.000 B.C. / stage 6 of the oxygen-isotope chronology up to approx. 40.000 B.C Description: Size: length 3,9 cm, weight 10 grams Shape, Retouch: a very unusual scraper on Levallois flake with wide, fine faceted platform remnant. Although all edges of this tool present a lateral retouch, main working edge must have been the transition right edge / distal end: it presents a careful perfectly convex scraper retouch, terminated at the right edge with a small notch, and at the distal end with a well made nose. Certainly a particular purpose tool! Raw-material: creamy patinated flint Preservation: very well: the darker spot at the left edge looks as if it is a more recent abrasion which in no way detracts from the beauty of this uncommon tool  Origin, Site: a famous Paleolithic site in the valley of a tributary of the Dordogne river, Dept. Dordogne, France, occupied by the Neanderthal (s)We have been listing more interesting paleolithic artifacts, please have a look! Do you have questions? Don’t you find what you look for among our offers? Do you look for something particular, special or exceptional? Please send an email! Shipping policy: we ship internationally (worldwide). Buyer pays actual shipping charges, no handling fee. Above mentioned rate, $ 9.10, is for 100 grams registered air-mail from Germany to USA and most other overseas destinations. Shipping within Europe is cheaper, please inquire. We combine items to save on shipping costs! Details will be settled with the buyer individually.About us: we are no traders, but we are selling only out of the own old collection. We guarantee for authenticity of our artifacts. On request we inform high bidders about provenance of the artifacts and we provide additional site information and dating (if available), taken from scientific literature.  Payment:[/PAYMENTINFO]      bachita Store Place a Bid!