Titre
Beautiful Mousterian cordiform
handaxe
Description
-Tool
/ Type : Mousterian cordiform
handaxe
- Culture
/ Age : Mousterian ( 80 000 - 40
000 years BP). MTA, Mousterian of Acheulian Tradition.
- Shape
/ Flaking : A beautiful handaxe
with a nice cordiform shape very well made with good removals and
a regular retouch on the edges. Very well balanced too, when you
see its profile. The distal end was not broken, as it shows a
retouch, but was just made like this. The proximal end comprises
a flat part in cortex, which is not a aesthetic default as I
often say, but a research of an ergonomic grip. Those who know my
sales know this point, you can see an other example in my actual
sales.
- Condition
/ Material : Excellent, no modern
damage. Made in patinated flint (silex).
- Size
/ Weight : 104 mm / 73 mm. Weight :
190 grams.
- Origin
: Dordogne - France.
Note : I don't
make always description very complete in my sales, because of my
english and because I'm busy with my work. So, if you have
questions, do not hesitate to pose it, that will be a pleasure
for me of answering you. Thanks.
Handaxes : evolution,
cultures and shapes
The handaxe have appeared in
Africa 1 300 000 years BP ago ( known on the site of
Olduvaï, Tanzania) and is spread then in Europe 800 000
years ago, while passing by the Middle East ( 900 000 BP).
Handaxes can be found in the cultures of the advanced
oldowayan ( 1,3 M - 1 M BP), Mousterian ( 100 000 - 40
000 BP), but especially it is the characteristic tool of
the Acheulian period ( about 800 000 - 100 000 BP in
Europe ). The shape and the finishing of the handaxe
evolve with time : the older it is, the more its edges
are sinuous and the more random its form is. The more
recent it is, the finer and the more regular it is,becoming
easily identifiable to a precise type. Here is some
definitions to help you to understand how to identify a
handaxe. Protohandaxe
: near to the Oldowayan culture ; handaxe made on a
pebble, bifacially flaking with larges flake scars and a
random shape. Abbevillian
: (eponym site : Abbeville in North of France : 700 000 y.BP
) Old name to assign a culture, now assimilated to the
Acheulian. Currently, it specifies a particular type of
handaxe worked with a hard hammer, then it has a sinuous
edges and a base often in cortex. Acheulian
: (eponym site : Saint-Acheul in the North of France) .The
majority of handaxes belongs to this period. The oldest
are Abbevillian, the latest, worked with soft hammers,are
very thin, regular, with retouched edges. The types are
easily identifiable by their shape : amygdaloid,
oval, lanceolate. Handaxes of the Micoquian
type (eponym site : La Micoque cave in Dordogne) appear
in the late Acheulian and are characterized by one or,
often, two concave edges .Handaxes belonging to the Mousterian
of Acheulian Tradition ( MTA - in
french- or MAT ) : The Neandertal man reinvented the
handaxe, probably discovering the Acheulian tools in the
caves. Handaxe are very thin, with regular shape, often
finely retouched with a soft hammer. New types appear : cordiform,
triangular, subtriangular.
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Shipping
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As a indication, you can calculate
overall the price of your sending, especially if you buy several
artefacts. However it is very important to know that the weight
can vary according the package used ( For example, the bubble
envelope that I usually use to send small objects weighs
approximately 15 grams ). All the price are for prority sending,
if you prefer the economic service, please ask me to know if it
is available for your country. Thanks.
BUBBLE
ENVELOPE or BOX
Weight
(in grams) until :
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European
Community
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USA and World |
100
gr.
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3.5 $
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4.5 $
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250
gr.
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7.5 $
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9.5 $
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500
gr.
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10.5
$
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12 $
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1000
gr.
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14.5
$
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17.5
$
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1500
gr.
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18.5
$
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23 $
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2000
gr.
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20,5
$
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27 $
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Registered
mail,available for boxes and envelopes, including an
insurance for about 70 $ of goods :
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+
6.5 $
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| For a parcel
exceeding 2 Kg or for an insurance higher than 70 $ of
value : please consult me. |
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