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Ursel
Benekendorff Finds |
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Groß
Pampau |
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Schleswig-Holstein,
Northern Germany, 1980s & 1990s |
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In
glacial till approx. 7 to 18 m (23'-60') beneath the current terrain
surface. |
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Artifacts
mostly of flint apparently from Sweden, Denmark,
and Baltic Sea area. |
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(Click
HERE
for Background Information.) |
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Photography
by Alan Day in Geesthacht, Germany and Cambridge, Ohio. |
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All
this
is only a very small sampling. |
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UBCH01
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views of a Mode-1-style chopper, enhanced on its proximal
surface to provide an ergonomic hand grip.
Clearly man-made - note the distinct localized impact scars and percussion
ripples. |
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UBCH02
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Another Mode-1-style
Chopper |
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UBFK02
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scar and ripples at lower/right end of long flake
removal. |
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xUBFK05
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Hand
Axe, Levallois Technology |
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UBFK08
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Handaxe
Preform? |
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with Apparent Bas Relief Figure |
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(Figure
in third & fourth photos below.) |
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Above and
below, note distinct impact scar, bulb of percussion, and
impact ripples at upper/left end of long flake
removal. |
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Above
and below, a zoomorphic figure in relief, apparently by
laminar reduction. (Bird?
Bear?)
Note
the clearly intentional step fracture forming the
creature's back, and also the four nearly parallel short carved
striations on the back of the neck.
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xUBFK09
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Anthropomorphic
Hand Axe Preform? |
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Approx.
same dimensions and overall morphology as others shown
above.
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xUBFG0002
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Backed
and/or prismatic blades - flint.
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Backed
and/or prismatic blades - granite, quartzite, basalt,
gneiss, felsite. |
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xUBC03
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Flint
Chopper apparently for Red Ochre Processing |
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Above
and below: Red Ochre Residue
on Working Edge |
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xUBG01
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Gouge
Tool (Flint) in Bird Form
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with Red Pigment
Residue
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Above,
retouch on two of the three edges of a prismatic blade. |
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Above
and below, distinct
localized impact scars and percussion ripples. |
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Pigmented
area approx. 2 mm long. |
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UBV01
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Click
HERE
for a lab report on this piece.
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Above,
figure's left breast.
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Note
distinct impact scar, bulb of percussion, and
impact ripples.
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Above,
note multiple parallel flake removals and
trimming of cortex. |
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| Above,
yellow ochre (powdered limonite) on
top/back of head - representing hair? |
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Below: |
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Red
and blue pigment under clear lacquer-like
material on figure's left eye. |
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Red
= iron oxide? Blue (unusual) = manganese oxide? |
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More
XRF lab work ahead... |
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the figure's right eye (viewer's
left), a likely naturally formed
cavity in which a tiny rock
(crystal?) was
wedged. |
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UBMTH01 An
apparent Mammoth
Figure in
flint
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Below,
base of figure clearly showing human workmanship: |
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Below,
close-up of apparent eye in top photo: |
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UBB01
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"Auerhahn"
in Flint |
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Below,
base of figure. |
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UBB03
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Note
multiple long parallel flake removals. |
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UBM01
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Flint
Face-like "Mask" |
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Note
multiple distinct localized impact scars with percussion ripples.
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UBBL01
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Apparent
Lamp of Fired Limonite (Yellow Ochre) |
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UBST01
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Zoomorphic
Flint Figure with Red Ochre |
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Paste
and Powder, and Stone Teeth |
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apparently
wedged into Mouth |
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| Below:
Electron microscopy image showing probable artificial modification
of flint at crevice containing wedged pebbles.
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Above:
Spectrum charts of compositional analysis with
XRF/EDS at the University of Akron's Geosciences
Department.
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(Equipment:
Quanta 200 scanning electron microscope with EDS
attachment)
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UBSG01
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Flint
"Stargazer/Sterngucker" Figure |
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(Click
HERE
for more of these.)
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Below,
the reverse side of the figure. Note the multiple
parallel flake removals. |
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UBFI04
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Fossil(?)
inclusion framed by flaking |
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UBFI05
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Fossil(?)
inclusion in flint pick |
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UBFI02
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Framed
Echinoid (Sea Urchin) Fossil |
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UBC01
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Flint
Figure with Echinoid Fossil Inclusion |
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UBKSCH01
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Carved
and
Incised Quartzite Cobble |
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