Flint Knife and Flint Hatchet, Stone Age Tools
(L) flint knife from P?©rigord, (R) flint hatchet from P?©rigord. Stone tools are associated with prehistoric cultures that have become extinct and refer to the study of stone tools as lithic analysis. The geography and natural resources of P?©rigord make it a beautiful, unspoiled region rich in history and wildlife. The town of les Eyzies, home to the Museum of Pre-History, where 19th century archeological investigations established the valley of the V?©z?re as an unusually rich array of pre-historic sites dating back some 40, 000 years. The valley contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Paleolithic era. Image taken from Primitive Man by Louis Figuier, 1870
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