Oggetto archeologico
Convex transversal scraperUp one level |
Civic Museum of Palaeontology and Palaeo-ethonology “Decio de Lorentiis”. Convex
transversal scraper. Limestone. Middle Palaeolithic.
Convex transversal scrapers, with a superelevated direct marginal retouch in the left transversal area. This find comes from the Mousterian deposit of Grotta Romanelli, sealed between two stalagmites dated 69,000 years from today the lower one and 40,000 the upper one. Along with the stone instruments, in the layer of red soil, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, Merck, horse, deer, etc fauna has been found.
Further information
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| Identificazione | ||
| Inventory number: | 83847 | |
| Precedenti localizzazioni | ||
| Provenance: | D. De Lorentiis | |
| Reperimento | ||
| Place of discovery: | Grotta Romanelli, Castro (Le) - terre rosse | |
| Oggetto | ||
| Class and ware: | Stone industry | |
| Cronologia | ||
| Period: | Middle Palaeolithic | |
| Datazione certa secolo: | 69,000 – 40,000 years | |
| Definizione culturale | ||
| Cultural milieu: | Mousterian | |
| Dati tecnici | ||
| Material: | Limestone | |
| Technique: | Chipping | |
| Width: | 6,1 | |
| Length: | 8,7 | |
| Thickness: | 3,3 | |
| Varie: | Units cm | |
