Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Grave Goods or Amulets foodoffering primarily of oysters

primarily of oysters

Middle Cauca complex

and cattle herding

These conditions preserved them for millennia

and rituals

Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Grave Goods or Amulets foodoffering primarily of oystersTenerian 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