Racloir
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In archaeology, a racloir, also known as racloirs sur talon, is a type of flint tool made by prehistoric peoples.
Type of Mousterian Racloir
Racloir from Galería (TG11) of Atapuerca
Mousterian
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The Mousterian is an archaeological industry of stone tools, associated primarily with the Neanderthals in Europe and with the earliest anatomically modern humans in North Africa and West Asia. The Mo
Racloir
…sur talon (French for "scraper on heel"), is a type of flint tool made by prehistoric peoples. The racloir is a type of side scraper distinctive of Mousterian assemblages. It is created from a flint flake and looks like a large scraper. As well as being used for scraping hides and bark, it may also have been…
Distribution of Homo neanderthalensis, and main sites. Mousterian industries have been found inside and outside this range (e.g., Jordan, Saudi Arabia)
Le Moustier 1 Neanderthal skull, today in the Neues Museum, Berlin.
Mousterian point
Production of points & spearheads from a flint stone core, Levallois technique, Mousterian culture, Tabun Cave, Israel, 250,000–50,000 BP. Israel Museum