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title: Drawings of Middle Palaeolithic Tools: Points & Scrapers
author: Adrien de Mortillet and Gabriel de Mortillet (via Wellcome Images)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6185/drawings-of-middle-palaeolithic-tools-points--scra/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Drawings of Middle Palaeolithic Tools: Points & Scrapers

_Authored by Adrien de Mortillet and Gabriel de Mortillet (via Wellcome Images)_

## Image File

[![Drawings of Middle Palaeolithic Tools: Points & Scrapers](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6185.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6185.jpg)

## Image Caption

Drawings of stone tools belonging to the Middle Palaeolithic (sometimes called 'Mousterian') industries, found from [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/) and the [Near East](https://www.worldhistory.org/Near_East/) to [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) between approximately 250,000 and 30,000 years ago. It is associated with [archaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Archaic/) [homo sapiens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Homo_Sapiens/), [Neanderthals](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neanderthal/), and anatomically modern humans. Depicted here are points and scrapers.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Images), A. d. M. a. G. d. M. (. W. (2016, December 19). Drawings of Middle Palaeolithic Tools: Points & Scrapers. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6185/drawings-of-middle-palaeolithic-tools-points--scra/>
### Chicago
Images), Adrien de Mortillet and Gabriel de Mortillet (via Wellcome. "Drawings of Middle Palaeolithic Tools: Points & Scrapers." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 19, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6185/drawings-of-middle-palaeolithic-tools-points--scra/>.
### MLA
Images), Adrien de Mortillet and Gabriel de Mortillet (via Wellcome. "Drawings of Middle Palaeolithic Tools: Points & Scrapers." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Dec 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6185/drawings-of-middle-palaeolithic-tools-points--scra/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mousterian_points_and_scrapers_Wellcome_M0015182.jpg) by [**Adrien de Mortillet and Gabriel de Mortillet (via Wellcome Images)**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mousterian_points_and_scrapers_Wellcome_M0015182.jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 19 December 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.