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1913.64.107

Stone tool; point

1913.64.107

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone tool; point
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Aquitaine Dordogne Bourdeilles Fourneau du Diable
Person
Field collector Louis Didon
PRM source Louis Didon
PRM source Henri Édouard Prosper Breuil
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Upper Palaeolithic Aurignacian
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1913
Materials and processes
Material Stone
Dimensions
Length: max 54 mm, Thick: max 5 mm, Width: max 10 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.64.107
Research and responses

Fourneau du Diable is an Upper Palaeolithic occupation site. Excavation revealed the foundations of a hut. The tools are part of the Solutrean industry. For more information on tools from the site see: Daniel, R.1969. Les Burins de Noailles du Fourneau du Diable, commune de Bourdeilles (Dordogne). Bulletin de la Société préhistorique de France 66: pp 16. [MN 08/05/2009]

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