Later Acheulian Exotic Stones / a)singitav

6 complete quartz crystals from different crystal flowers and probably transported to site, Singi Talav, India, lower Acheulian level, >390,000 BP (D’Errico et al 1989; Bednarik 1994).

Illustration © Robert G. Bednarik. Bednarik, R. G. (1994). The Pleistocene art of Asia. Journal of World Prehistory 8,4:351-373. Fig. 4. Source: D’Errico F, Gaillard C, and Misra VN. (1989). Collection of non-utilitarian objects by Homo erectus in India. In G. Giacobini (ed.) Hominidae: Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress of Human Paleontology: 237-239. Milan: Editoriale Jaca Book.