Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Grave Goods or Amulets slingbullet ensuring their passage into the

ensuring their passage into the afterlife

This comb was an essential implement in the complex process of weaving

Chip in the eye

grayish clay

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Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Grave Goods or Amulets slingbullet ensuring their passage into theTenerian 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