Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Grave Goods or Amulets stone spheric form

spheric form

while the other displays a thick decahedral head—both with elegantly tapering shafts ending in fine points

Their creations

and foragers who thrived in forested and wetland environments

A rare and historically significant piece

Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Grave Goods or Amulets stone spheric formTenerian Culture, c. 46002500 BC, Tnr Desert, Niger, West Africa Fascinating and evocative assemblage of ancient stone and fossil grave goods or amulets dating to the Neolithic Tenerian culture. Each piece reflects the ritual, symbolic, and spiritual world of a people who lived during one of the Saharas most remarkable climatic phasesthe Neolithic Subpluvial, a time when todays vast desert was a fertile savanna teeming with life. The Tenerian culture