Palaeolithic, 85,000-40,000 years BP. A group of twelve Aterian stone tanged pedunculate points. 180 grams total, 32-57mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4"). Ex Arthur Halcrow Versage collection, Reigate, Surrey, UK; from Grotte des Pigeons, Taforalt, Morocco. The Aterian is the name given to a distinctive stone tool industry made by anatomically modern humans between about 80,000 and 40,000 years ago; the implements are found on sites in northern Africa between the Atlantic coast and the Kharga Oasis and to the western edge of the Nile river basin. [12, No Reserve]