Very Uncommon Backed Knife, Mousterian Start Price GBP 28.00 Current Price GBP 28.00 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 'Very Uncommon Backed Knife, Mousterian' Description Very Uncommon Backed Knife, Mousterian   DescriptionType: backed knife on flake Paleolithic Period, Industry: Middle Paleolithic: Mousterian, Mousterian of Acheulian Tradition (MAT)Dating: approx. 80.000 to 40.000 B.C.Description: Size: length 5,8 cm, weight 17 grams Shape, Retouch: a very uncommon backed knife on thin flake! The left edge is the back, retouched on the interior side at the proximal part, cortical at the medial part and backed at the convex distal part. The short straight distal part of the right edge was the cutting edge (marked by a white line in the picture). It does stand out against the convex medial / proximal part of this edge, which has a small notch at it’s beginning and then a very fine blunting along the entire edge. Raw-material: black flint Preservation: very well, no modern damages Origin, Site: a settlement site (rock shelter) in the Vézère-valley 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. 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!