Boukoulian, Netherlands, c. 400,000 BP / k)boukani7

Representations of animal and human heads. A full report on the Boukoulian is given in Van Es, J. and Franssen, C.J.H. (1989). Een vroege microkern-traditie van de Peelhorst het Boukoulien. Archaeologische Berichten 19:6-25;93-133. Elst, NL.

Van Es and J.E. Musch interpret Nr. 1 as a very rare deer head. Nrs. 2-13 are human portraits with individual features. Nr. 6 with open mouth. Possible hoods frequent.

Illustration © S. Dijsktra. In (1989). Special issue on Boukoul/Coquelles. Archaeologische Berichten 19. Elst, NL; pl. 7.