Boukoulian, Netherlands, c. 400,000 BP / q)boukanv10

Boukoul workbenches with arrows indicating possibilities of utilization. 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.

Interpretation J. van Es. [Note: anvils 4,5, and 6, especially 4, suggest stylization as waterbirds with head turned back. Compare the next two slides for further examples of this subject.]

Illustration © S. Dijsktra. In (1989). Special issue on Boukoul/Coquelles. Archaeologische Berichten 19. Elst, NL; pl. 10.