Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Grave Goods or Amulets foodoffering Lovely patina with green oxidization

Lovely patina with green oxidization

and cattle herding

primarily of oysters

and rituals

Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Grave Goods or Amulets foodoffering Lovely patina with green oxidizationTenerian 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