Lithics of the Old World

Although prehistoric lithics were mainly used for purely utilitarian purposes, they are also incredibly varied and quite beautiful. I personally love the textures, colors, and shapes of arrowheads so I decided to compile a collection of images of the vast array of different lithics I came across on various pages of the internet. 

Copyrighted by Peter A. Bostrom-

Arrow Point and Core from Denmark

Transverse arrowhead from the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic Period of North and Western Europe

Three-sided Projectile Point from Lolland, Denmark (before 2200 BCE)

Solutrean Shouldered Point from Fumel site, France (2200-1800 years ago)

Aterian points struck from Levallois cores from southern Morocco (40000-30000 years ago)

Mousterian Point from Le Moustier, France (120000-75000 years ago)

References: 

Peter A. Bostrom.  June 30, 2011. "Projectile Points Made on Blades and Flakes: Africa,

United States, Mexico Belize, France, Panama, Northern Europe 200,000 to

1,400 Years Ago." Lithics Casting Lab.com 

http://lithiccastinglab.com/gallery-pages/2011julyprojectilepointsonbladespage1.htm

Levantine and Southwest Asia Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Point types

European Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Point types

Images Taken from:

Shea J. J. 2006. “The Origins of Lithic Projectile Point Technology: Evidence from Africa, the

Levant, and Europe.” Journal of Archaeological Science 33(6): 823-846.

Solutrean Tools  from France (22,000-17,000 years ago)

Photograph taken from:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solutrean