microrobert
07-17-2012, 12:07 PM
300 000 year old flint tools found in Northern France
The deposits at Etricourt Manancourt in the Picardie region of France documents the history of early European settlements, revealing at least five prehistoric levels, ranging between 300,000 and 80,000 years old.
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Set of four bifaces found in Acheulean level, dating back at least 300,000 years.
This discovery resulted from the archaeological work carried out prior to construction of a large canal. Archaeologists from Inrap looked at 17 hectares in 2010, which revealed a Palaeolithic level and more evidence was found in 2012, when 3,200 square metres were excavated over 4 month period.
The most recent occupation comes from the Middle Paleolithic (80,000 years old) and belongs to the Neanderthals. Twenty sites of this period are already known in northern France.
300 000 year old flint tools found in Northern France : Past Horizons Archaeology (http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/07/2012/300-000-year-old-flint-tools-found-in-northern-france)
The deposits at Etricourt Manancourt in the Picardie region of France documents the history of early European settlements, revealing at least five prehistoric levels, ranging between 300,000 and 80,000 years old.
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Manicourt.jpg
Set of four bifaces found in Acheulean level, dating back at least 300,000 years.
This discovery resulted from the archaeological work carried out prior to construction of a large canal. Archaeologists from Inrap looked at 17 hectares in 2010, which revealed a Palaeolithic level and more evidence was found in 2012, when 3,200 square metres were excavated over 4 month period.
The most recent occupation comes from the Middle Paleolithic (80,000 years old) and belongs to the Neanderthals. Twenty sites of this period are already known in northern France.
300 000 year old flint tools found in Northern France : Past Horizons Archaeology (http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/07/2012/300-000-year-old-flint-tools-found-in-northern-france)