A rare rock crystal tool made by Neanderthals between 200,000 - 40,000 years ago.
From a Mousterian level at the Merveilles rockshelter, Sergeac, Dordogne, France. Measurements: 6 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm.
Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
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@globalmuseum I ask myself if it was rather an arts object than a practical tool ?
Where did they find such a big clear... quartz? It's quartz right?
@futurebird colorless, transparent variety of quartz, composed of pure silicon dioxide.