Erfoud Manuport

Erfoud Manuport

Erfoud Manuport is a prehistoric silicified fragment of a cuttlefish fossil. Originating some 300,000 BP, the fossil was collected in 1984 by Lutz Fiedler of Marburg University, Germany. The fossil was found at an archeological site near the towns of Erfoud and Rissani in eastern Morocco.

The fossil was located among a dense cluster of Late Acheulian stone tools. While cuttlefish fossils are not themselves rare, they are not found native to the region in which the Erfoud Manuport was found. It has therefore been thought that this fossil was intentionally brought back to the camp due to its natural phallic resemblance. No evidence of carving or shaping have been detected.

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* [http://www.originsnet.org/nenatoolsfems/pages/d)erfoudmpt.htm Erfoud Manuport History (photo)]


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