Dominique Ngan-Tillard,
P.M. (Ellen) Meijvogel-de Koning,
G.H.J. (Geeske) Langejans,
H. (Henk) van Keulen,
J. (Johannes) van der Plicht,
K.M. (Kim) Cohen,
W. (Willy) van Wingerden,
B. (Bertil) van Os,
B.I. (Bjørn) Smit,
L.W.S.W. (Luc) Amkreutz,
L. (Lykke) Johansen,
M.J.L.Th. (Marcel) Niekus,
P.R.B. (Paul) Kozowyk,
A. (Annemieke) Verbaas,
Version 1 of Dataset published 2019 via 4TU.Centre for Research Data
The data set contains X-ray micro-CT scan data of a Middle Palaeolithic tar backed tool found in the Dutch North Sea. The tool consists of an undiagnostic flint flake embedded in a thick piece of birch tar dating from the Middle Palaeolithic. It is a significant find because 1) it is the first to be discovered in the Netherlands and the 5th in Europe and 2) both the composite nature of the tool and the presence of tar which resulted from a complex transformative technology illustrates the Neandertal intellectual capacities. This is the first ever tar backed tool which has been securely dated, chemically analysed, subjected to optical microscopy wear analysis, and scanned with a X-ray micro-CT scanner. All analyses are presented and discussed in a multidisciplinary article written by Niekus et al.. The article has been submitted for review shortly after the scan data has been published in the …