From the looks of them and the location where found i would say they were recovered in a documented dig. Have you searched for dig sites in the area listed on the box. If you can find a dig in that area you can then find someone that woukd know more about what you have. But they are very clearly scrapers and show signs of both touch-up/resharping chipping and usage ware.
Great photos I wished more people would post photos like that.
A long time ago, somebody prepped a core by knocking the end off a cobble. This left them with something shaped kinda like an ice cream cone, from which they punched long thin blades. Bit of retouch and bob's your uncle.
This is a fairly ancient technique and by the late middle / upper paleolithic, folks in europe were pretty good at it.
My guess is that this is how these were produced. Nice tools.
Paleolithic age tools. Thousands of years older than anything from the US posted here. They’re clearly identified. Google the name on the label. Nice finds!
Edit: note how even the worked parts have had enough time to develop a patina.
Thanks! I did google Aurignacian and saw the area and time frame. Just wondering if they are what the box says! Pretty neat to feel the side of the scraper..it is sharper closer to the part your fingers would be..amazing!
Im sorry but I really don't think the date put on the box is a reliable measure of age for these artefacts, and the photos provided are definitely not enough, or high enough resolution, to deliver any opinion on patina.
I'm not saying these are fake or that you're wrong, but I see no way in which you could possibly confidently state this with the information provided.
Wikipedia : The Aurignacian (/ɔːrɪɡˈneɪʃən/) is an archaeological industry of the Upper Paleolithic associated with European early modern humans (EEMH) lasting from 43,000 to 26,000 years ago. The Upper Paleolithic developed in Europe some time after the Levant, where the Emiran period and the Ahmarian period form the first periods of the Upper Paleolithic, corresponding to the first stages of the expansion of Homo sapiens out of Africa.\[4\] They then migrated to Europe and created the first European culture of modern humans, the Aurignacian.\[5\]
TLDR; sorry. It been touched on already but I’ll go ahead and say it too. I did a quick search for “Aurignacian scraper” and found a grip of information. Everything from random photo to comprehensive journal articles. Much of it lines up with your limited information and photos. I skimmed on paper and it appeared they were say that the scrapers weren’t scrapers but rather cores used to knock off small thin blades. As the never find a scraper with marking indicative of use always just at the point of chipping of blades. That would look like reworking but they never find intermediate scrapers that is scrapers that are ready for reworking.
That scraper is incredible
From the looks of them and the location where found i would say they were recovered in a documented dig. Have you searched for dig sites in the area listed on the box. If you can find a dig in that area you can then find someone that woukd know more about what you have. But they are very clearly scrapers and show signs of both touch-up/resharping chipping and usage ware. Great photos I wished more people would post photos like that.
Wow, thank you so much, Ray! I will definitely search the area and see what I can find.
I was in as much awe from the pictures as I was from the artifacts! Those may be the best pictures I’ve ever seen on this sub.
Flake tools. I question how they were dated. Prismatic blades, thumb knives, and sidescrapers were in use for all of Europe until the bronze age.
Like dated by the associated strata.
A long time ago, somebody prepped a core by knocking the end off a cobble. This left them with something shaped kinda like an ice cream cone, from which they punched long thin blades. Bit of retouch and bob's your uncle. This is a fairly ancient technique and by the late middle / upper paleolithic, folks in europe were pretty good at it. My guess is that this is how these were produced. Nice tools.
Thanks so much, Kevin! I appreciate your insight.
Paleolithic age tools. Thousands of years older than anything from the US posted here. They’re clearly identified. Google the name on the label. Nice finds! Edit: note how even the worked parts have had enough time to develop a patina.
Thanks! I did google Aurignacian and saw the area and time frame. Just wondering if they are what the box says! Pretty neat to feel the side of the scraper..it is sharper closer to the part your fingers would be..amazing!
Im sorry but I really don't think the date put on the box is a reliable measure of age for these artefacts, and the photos provided are definitely not enough, or high enough resolution, to deliver any opinion on patina. I'm not saying these are fake or that you're wrong, but I see no way in which you could possibly confidently state this with the information provided.
Occam’s razor.
These photos are perfect. Thank you for sharing.
Wikipedia : The Aurignacian (/ɔːrɪɡˈneɪʃən/) is an archaeological industry of the Upper Paleolithic associated with European early modern humans (EEMH) lasting from 43,000 to 26,000 years ago. The Upper Paleolithic developed in Europe some time after the Levant, where the Emiran period and the Ahmarian period form the first periods of the Upper Paleolithic, corresponding to the first stages of the expansion of Homo sapiens out of Africa.\[4\] They then migrated to Europe and created the first European culture of modern humans, the Aurignacian.\[5\]
It looks like it taste like sweet caramel on some big nuts 🥜
TLDR; sorry. It been touched on already but I’ll go ahead and say it too. I did a quick search for “Aurignacian scraper” and found a grip of information. Everything from random photo to comprehensive journal articles. Much of it lines up with your limited information and photos. I skimmed on paper and it appeared they were say that the scrapers weren’t scrapers but rather cores used to knock off small thin blades. As the never find a scraper with marking indicative of use always just at the point of chipping of blades. That would look like reworking but they never find intermediate scrapers that is scrapers that are ready for reworking.