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Description : Exposed Site - Sahara Desert, NW Africa, Lower Paleolithic, 1.2 million to 800000 years ago. This is a classic OLDOWAN PEBBLE CHOPPER but in a reduced size. It is made from an unusual (and BEAUTIFUL!) green igneous rock with holes and flow layers, both filled with desert sediment testifying to its authenticity. There is a SPECTACULAR wind erosion feature giving the surface a 'melting ice cream lustrous appearance, called desert varnish, from millennia of exposure to the Saharan wind. It is just an incredible tool to hold and not only fits in the hand perfectly but it has a masterfully made chisel end made by several opposing strikes. You could chop a stick in two with such a tool, or use it to butcher smaller bones of hunted game. The grip is perfect and natural cobble outside makes for a very comfortable grip. Workmanship and form on the finest level and undamaged, AS ORIGINALLY MADE! SCARCE!!! Size: 3 x 2-1/2 x 1-1/2 (7.6 cm x 6.4 cm x 3.8 cm). Oldowan pebble tools are THE FIRST recognized tools invented by the earliest of primitive humans from Africa. These tools are seldom seen in private collections or public exhibits. Oldowan sites exist in numerous regions of the continent but it takes a very knowledgeable collector to be able to weed out all the naturally-occurring rocks that litter the ground from an actual pebble tool specimen. As the origin of humanity and as the earliest of tool technologies, this African Oldowan specimen poses a very important potential addition to any advanced collection of Paleolithic artifacts. It was made by the African Homo erectus known as Homo ergaster. African pebble tools are not common on the market compared to their much later Acheulian relatives. This specimen is part of a very limited collection we acquired. Despite the fact that there are probably more Oldowan tools in Africa compared to the European specimens we offer, very few African pebble tools are collected or available for public acquisition. This offering poses a rare opportunity to own an AUTHENTIC example of the first known tool type made by humans - a window into the mind and design thought process of our earliest ancestors. Provenance: Ex-Paleo Direct Collection, Florida, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111063
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