EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTION OF 61 NEOLITHIC AND MESOLITHIC GEM POINTS. ...

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EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTION OF 61 NEOLITHIC AND MESOLITHIC GEM POINTS
13,000 - 5,000 B.P.
Northern Sahara, southwest Algeria
With the end of the Ice Age and the meltdown of the glaciers, massive lakes were formed over what is now the Sahara desert. Our early ancestors lived and hunted these shorelines and estuaries, which teemed with wildlife. That the human species prospered well during this time is evidenced by the many objects they left behind. Now the water is gone and the winds sweep the sands across the ancient lake bottoms, covering and uncovering the discarded artifacts. This superb collection comprises 61 northwestern Saharan masterpieces, representing several cultural groups. The various types of point are fashioned from agate, chalcedony, jaspers and chert and mounted in a 12 x 12-inch hardwood frame, glazed on both sides to allow natural light to illuminate the many colors and patterns. All the specimens come from being surface collected - no archeological site was disturbed. Representing two distinct periods of time, the Neolithic and Mesolithic ages, they range from 1 to 2½ inches in length.



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