Uncommon Convex Scraper, Mousterian, Famous Provenance Start Price USD 48.00 Current Price USD 48.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 End Time Sunday, September 14, 2008 Location Germany See more about 'Uncommon Convex Scraper, Mousterian, Famous Provenance' Description Uncommon Convex Scraper, Mousterian, Famous Provenance   DescriptionType: single convex scraper on flake Paleolithic Period, Industry: Middle Paleolithic: Mousterian / Mousterian in Acheulian Tradition (MAT)Dating: the particular site: ca. 55.000- 40.000 B.C Description: Size: length 5,2 cm, weight 26 grams Shape, Retouch: a flake with a domed exterior side, partly cortical, and a concave interior side (see cross-section). The scraper retouch at the right edge is a rare type and remarkable: it is made with considerable, but fine, steep parallel flaking, and the strikes were put one aside the next, with a tiny gap (usually flake scars are overlapping). The distal end of the tool presents a retouch as well. Remarkable is the proximal end /platform remnant of the tool, which is thinned on the exterior side with one strike and was used as scraper. The entire proximal end presents a continuous series of deep splintered use-scars on the exterior side, not only at the platform, but up to the transition proximal end / right edge which is proof for the modification to be made posterior to making the flake Raw-material: dark gray-brown flint Preservation: very well, no modern damages Additional Information, Literature: a scraper with an interresting retouch and of outstanding provenanceOrigin, Site: Le Moustier, the most famous Mousterian site in France 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!