This is the rating and price for Neolithic African Flint Knife / Skinning Tool, 2004

Description : Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 6000 to 3500 BCE. An elegant and well-proportioned dark-green flint stone used for skinning and slicing, hand-knapped into a thin ovoid form with uniformly sharp edges. During this time period, weather conditions called the Neolithic Subpluvial meant that the Sahara was a green, fertile landscape, cultures that produced rock art flourished during this time period. The people who lived here had plentiful game to hunt and lived in a place with savannahs and woodlands in which they could have a sustainable hunter-gatherer lifestyle. These people produced some of the oldest pottery in the world and, from about 5000 BCE, had domesticated sheep, goats, and cattle. Size: 3 W x 3.375 H (7.6 cm x 8.6 cm), 6 H (15.2 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: ex-private Schmidt collection, Germany, 2004 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. #150921
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