SOLUTREAN
SHOULDERED POINT

MADE ON BLADE
FUMEL SITE, FRANCE
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COPYRIGHT JUNE 30, 2011 PETER A. BOSTROM

    This Solutrean shouldered point was found on the Fumel site in the Garrone River Valley in southwestern France. It's a unifacially flaked point that was made from a blade. Previous core blade removal scars are still evident on one side. This very early projectile point dates to sometime between 22,000 and 18,000 years ago. It measures 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm) long.

Solutrean shouldered point from France.

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