![]() Intact mineral deposits and deep patina on the flint surfaces and hinge fractures to testify to its authenticity and lack of any modern alterations. It takes about four hits or so to bring down a Greydwarf, so use that as a gauge. It doesn’t do as much damage as, say, the Copper Knife, but still, it’s a valuable tool to have, especially early on. The cutting edges are intact, showing use wear and evidence of original prehistoric re-sharpening. The Flint Knife is definitely a step up from the earliest weapons that you can get. The knife displays a stunning aesthetic in that it has been patinated white over the ages. Made on a exceptionally large core-struck flint flake, it features two parallel cutting edges that show MASTERFUL secondary prehistoric retouch. It is complete with all its original flaking. This is a Neanderthal flint flake tool classified as a KNIFE. Flint is very hard and so makes an effective tool or weapon. This example shows a definite handle and blade. Because of his ignorance, the flake tool collection was very small and only included the finest Mousterian Neanderthal flake tools, most being the absolute best we have ever seen from this region! Knives were functional, ritual and symbolic. Of the flake tools he picked up, these had to be so amazing for him to know they were actual Paleolithic tools rather than debris flakes. His lack of being able to discern regular stone from actual human-made tools resulted in him mostly picking up hand axes since they are more obviously flaked than flake tools. The original collector who found them was very inexperienced in recognizing Paleolithic flake tools. There is an interesting story about this small collection of Neanderthal flake tools we acquired from Caen, France. The ever-increasing buyer market in pursuit of a very limited quantity of fine grade Old World Paleolithic artifacts continues to push values and prices up, as time goes on. The site this specimen was found has long been closed to collecting and is protected by the government, making this Paleolithic artifact exceedingly rare and desirable! Because collecting these artifacts has been off-limits for decades, genuine fine grade Mousterian Neanderthal tools such as this specimen, must come from old, private collections. ![]() ![]() It is made of flint and was collected from a former Neanderthal occupation cave site in Caen, France. This authentic stone tool was fashioned by Neanderthals during the Middle Paleolithic period, over 40,000 years ago. ![]()
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