COLLECTION OF 28 NORTH AFRICAN SPEAR POINTS
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COLLECTION OF 28 NORTH AFRICAN SPEAR POINTS
Neanderthal - 40,000 years old
Ziagot, Morocco
These remarkable artifacts represent some of the first attempts by proto-man at tool-making. It is fascinating to compare the workmanship of our Neanderthal ancestors with that of the much later Neolithic point-maker; although obviously cruder, these specimens nonetheless exhibit care, skill, and artistry in their knapping of a variety of forms in various materials, ranging in size from 1 to 2 3/8 inches in length, presented in a 12 1/4 x 16 1/4 inch Riker mount.
Neanderthal - 40,000 years old
Ziagot, Morocco
These remarkable artifacts represent some of the first attempts by proto-man at tool-making. It is fascinating to compare the workmanship of our Neanderthal ancestors with that of the much later Neolithic point-maker; although obviously cruder, these specimens nonetheless exhibit care, skill, and artistry in their knapping of a variety of forms in various materials, ranging in size from 1 to 2 3/8 inches in length, presented in a 12 1/4 x 16 1/4 inch Riker mount.
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COLLECTION OF 28 NORTH AFRICAN SPEAR POINTS
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