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Drawings of stone tools belonging to the Middle Palaeolithic (sometimes called 'Mousterian') industries, found from Europe and the Near East to Africa between approximately 250,000 and 30,000 years ago. It is associated with archaic homo sapiens, Neanderthals, and anatomically modern humans. Depicted here are points and scrapers.
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Images), A. D. M. A. G. D. M. (. W. (2016, December 19). Drawings of Middle Palaeolithic Tools: Points & Scrapers. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/6185/
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Images), Adrien D. M. A. G. D. M. (. W. "Drawings of Middle Palaeolithic Tools: Points & Scrapers." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 19, 2016. https://www.ancient.eu/image/6185/.
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Images), Adrien D. M. A. G. D. M. (. W. "Drawings of Middle Palaeolithic Tools: Points & Scrapers." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 19 Dec 2016. Web. 01 Jun 2020.
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