**Originally Listed At $250**

Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 6000 to 3500 BCE. A lovely hand axe, hand-knapped from deep-green chert. The axe has a thick butt end which bears a rounded profile and tapers gently towards a sharpened tip. During this time period, weather conditions called the Neolithic Subpluvial meant that the Sahara was a green, fertile landscape; cultures that produced rock art flourished during this time period. The people who lived here had plentiful game to hunt and lived in a place with savannahs and woodlands in which they could have a sustainable hunter-gatherer lifestyle. These people also produced some of the oldest pottery in the world and, from about 5000 BCE, had domesticated cattle, sheep, and goats. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 5.5" L x 2.625" W (14 cm x 6.7 cm).

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection

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Minor nicks and abrasions commensurate with age and use, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory label on verso.