Paleolithic. Set Magdalenian backed bladelets for spear Start Price USD 75.00 Current Price USD 75.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, December 21, 2008 Location Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur See more about 'Paleolithic. Set Magdalenian backed bladelets for spear' Description Titre   Set of 8 Magdalenian backed bladelets, from France   Description   -Tool / Type : backed bladelets - Culture / Age : Magdalenian (16 500 - 10 000 years BP), the age of the Lascaux and Altamira caves. - Shape / Flaking : Set of 8 bladelets with a back completely or partially retouched for composite spearhead. RARE. - Condition / Material : Excellent condition, no modern damage. Made in patinated flint. - Size / Weight : between 25 and 12 mm. Weight : 3 grams - Origin : Languedoc-Roussillon (famous site), South-West of France. Note : I don't make always description very complete in my sales, because of my english and because I'm busy with my work. So, if you have questions, do not hesitate to pose it, that will be a pleasure for me of answering you. Thanks. Magdalenian lithic projectiles I would not evoke the harpoons which are very rare to find on the market and of a great value, but rather of the lithic armatures. Points made on blades were recognized like points of projectile, especially in the final period of the magdalenian. Some were found with breaks of impact what proves that they were used like this. There are several types of points : some are simple, with a light retouch on the distal and on the proximal end, for example the point of la Laugerie-Basse, some are notched, like the magdalenian point with a large notch, or tanged, like the point of Hamburg or the point of Teyjat. Different backed little blades or micro blades could be also used combined to an assagai to make a composite spearhead : the hard and flexible hantler to drill, the fragile flint to cut and facilitate the penetration of the assagai in the animal. To obtain this result, several microblades were assembled serially, glued with resin, on a point made in hantler or on a wood spear with a flint point. Some of these microblades were abruptly retouched creating a flat back to intensify their stability and to facilitate the montage on the support. Sometimes a groove was dug to receive the microblades, it is the case for the assagai type of the Magdalenian 3. Some examples of this kind of composite assembly were found in Pincevent, in the Blanchard cave and also in several sites in other countries. The experts think that some unretouched microblades could have been also fixed with this method. Payment   Paypal, international postal order, bank transfer, other.   Shipping   New postage rates 2008 As a indication, you can calculate overall the price of your sending, especially if you buy several artefacts. However it is very important to know that the weight can vary according the package used. All the price are for prority sending, if you prefer the economic service, please ask me to know if it is available for your country. Thanks.   BUBBLE ENVELOPE or BOX Weight (in grams) until : European Community USA and World 100 gr. 3.5 $ 4.5 $ 250 gr. 7.5 $ 9.5 $ 500 gr. 10.5 $ 12 $ 1000 gr. 14.5 $ 17.5 $ 1500 gr. 18.5 $ 23 $ 2000 gr. 20,5 $ 27 $   Registered mail,available for boxes and envelopes, including an insurance for about 70 $ of goods : + 6.5 $ For a parcel exceeding 2 Kg or for an insurance higher than 70 $ of value : please consult me.   Guarantee My three engagements : AUTHENTICITY, QUALITY, SERVICE . I am a collector like you ; my name of seller on Ebay is "Antefacta" which was a word used by the latin author Vitruvius to talk about the actions done in the past. I chose this word because it illustrates my passion for the prehistoric times and for History in general. All my artefacts are garanteed absolutely authentic and come from my collection or from old french collections. In all the cases these artefacts were acquired legally. You can buy in confidence : you will be satisfied or refunded. Place a Bid!