Boukoulian, Netherlands, c. 400,000 BP / s)boukananv12

More Boukoul workbenches and egg-in-cup anvils. 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.

J. van Es and J.E. Musch interpret Nrs. 1, 2, and 4-6 as stylized waterbirds; Nr. 3 as stylized reclining female; Nr. 7 and 8 'egg-in-cup' and Nrs. 9-11 hammerstones. Compare preceding two slides for further examples of waterbird workbenches.

Illustration © S. Dijsktra. In (1989). Special issue on Boukoul/Coquelles. Archaeologische Berichten 19. Elst, NL; pl. 12.