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TANGED ATERIAN POINTS
LATE MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC
MOROCCO, NORTH AFRICA
PRIVATE COLLECTION
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The 27 tanged Aterian points pictured here are reported
to have been collected on sites in southern Morocco. They
are all typical examples of Aterian dart or spear points that
were made from thick flakes. Their opposite sides remain
unaltered except for bifacial flaking to shape the stem or
tang hafting element. The points illustrated here were made
from a dull grainy material that appears to be basalt. The
range in size from 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm) long to 2 5/8 inches
(6.6 cm) long.
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