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Typology : Triangular Bifacial Handaxe.
Material : Flint stone.
Cutting : This amazing bifacial Handaxe was finely knap on both faces, the butt is flat and cortical.
Dating, hominid : This implement belongs to the Mousterian Culture ( Middle Paleolithic period, circa 50 000 years ago), and was conceived by Homo Neanderthalensis.
Origin : Found in France, Grand Pressigny, Indre et Loire departement .
Sizes : 10 cm X 7,5 cm.
Condition : Very well preserved. Beautiful Patina. a small modern ship on one edge.

Acquired in 2022 from a French Auction House

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Mousterian Culture, circa 50 000 years ago

Paleolithic Flint French Triangular Bifacial Handaxe 10 cm,

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