Groß Pampau, GR, c. 500,000 BP, Anthropoidea / m)pampshkgilComment: Illustration of object in preceding image. As assessed by Jan Evert Musch, the shrieking monkey is retouched on a Clactonian flake. The sculptor even utilizes a grey band for the monkey's brow ridge. If so, a quite stunning piece of art. Illustration © Jan Evert Musch. Collection Ursel Benekendorff. The site is documented in Benekendorff, U. (1990). From the information recorder stone to a picture book of the stone age. Archaeologische Berichten 20:14-28 and 43-65 (Elst, NL). |