Two “pounds Of Butter” From Neolithic Grand Pressigny

This region, on the borders of Tours, has a mineral wealth recognized by the men of the end of the Neolithic between 2800 and 2450 before our era; Many sites have been discovered, which celebrate the archaeological richness of Grand Pressigny; Of the “Levallois” type, the large blades obtained by indirect percussion using deer antlers were cut from nuclei called “pounds of butter” by analogy with the shape of the lumps of butter produced in the region. The convenience of obtaining raw and sharp blades like razors by the quality of the local flint allowed the establishment of a flourishing industry whose reputation extended to the Netherlands and even to Switzerland; The great prehistoric sites of the Dordogne saw the know-how of the Pressinian technique spread, but the results obtained could never compete with the quality of the Turonian flint. See the Grand Pressigny museum and travel in a dream with the artists of blond flint..