26. An amazing tool featuring an effigy

The Skull-Hammer

Presentation on an unique tool

Yes, this is a very unique item. Forget everything you saw in paleolithic tools. It is basically a Hammer, but with a fire starter on his back, a notch to take measurement for your handle (or something else) on his back and a notch to work your handle (or something else) on the front. If it's not enough, it has the effigy of a skull carved on it:

(click to magnify)

The skull-hammer has been placed on a handle and tied with a string to demonstrate what it would have looked like in the days it was being used. Look at the video for a better understanding :

Size: ~11.5cm
Material: Stone

Restored: A little (was partially covered by gangue).

Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA

Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic (certainly older)

24. Profil of a man on tool

A strange tool...

... with a strange profil carved on it (click to magnify)

Size: ~5.5cm
Material: Unknown stone
Restored: No
Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA
Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic

23. Profils on Paleo Spearhead

A Paleo Spearhead

Here is another Paleolithic tool with artworks on it.

Profil of a man - Face 1

Profil of a man - Face 2

Size: ~2.5cm
Material: Unknown stone
Restored: No
Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA
Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic

22. Art on tool

Beautiful paleolithic tool

Like Artifacts #8, #10 or #14, the man and his pet appear on this piece:

The man and the pet (click to magnify)

Size: ~3cm
Material: Unknown stone
Restored: Yes
Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA
Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic

21. Face on tool

Another Paleolithic tool..

...that has a nice face on it.

This tool was certainly used for knapping arrowheads.

Size: ~5 cm

Material: Unknown

Restored: No

Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA

Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic

20. Micro-carving on small arrowhead

A small obsidian arrowhead.

This small arrowhead is made of a translucent Obsidian, it has very small profil of a man carved on it:

The profil of a man appears. Click to magnify.

Size: ~2 cm

Material: Obsidian

Restored: No

Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA

Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic

15. Paleo-Indian profil on Quartz cutting tool

A Quartz cutting tool.

This is a small cutting tool made of Quartz Crystal. Found on the same site than the other pieces. This is also an amazing little work of art because a human profil is carved into it:

An Indian profil carved on it. Click on picture to magnify.

Size: ~2 cm

Material: Quartz Crystal

Restored: No

Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA

Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic

Traces of man-made retouching work can be seen here:

2015 update : new screenshot and drawing

Zoom on traces, click on picture to magnify.

 

Another Paleo-Indian profil can be seen here (Artifact #3).

11. Art on stone knife

Interesting artwork on this side (click on picture to magnify)

Size: ~3.5cm

Material: Unknown

Restored: No.

Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA

Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic

Another profil on the other side, you can see how the mouth was added.

5. Nice profil on cutting tool.

This one is really nice, click on picture to magnify

Size: ~4cm

Material: Unknown stone

Restored: No

Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA

Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic

4. Profil on AtlAtl arrowhead

Strange profil on this small arrowhead. Click on picture to magnify

Size: ~2cm

Material: Transluent Obsidian

Restored: No

Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA

Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic

3. Paleo-Indian profil on arrowhead

This one is "flagrant", click on picture to magnify.

Size: ~2.5cm

Material: Obsidian

Restored: No

Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA

Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic

2015 update: new macro photo (click to magnify)