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1931.70.35

Flint trimmed along edge from dorsal and ventral surface. [MJD 11/01/2010]

1931.70.35

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flint trimmed along edge from dorsal and ventral surface. [MJD 11/01/2010]
Geographical reference
Israel
Asia > Western Asia > Israel
Mount Carmel Mugharet el Wad
Date / Period
Date made: 13000-10000 BC Archaeological period: Mesolithic Natufian
Date collected
1929 - 1931
Acquisition information
Donated: 1931
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Width: max 8 mm, Length: max 24 mm, Weight 1 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1931.70.35
Research and responses

Garrod excavated in Palestine between 1929 and 1934. These objects therefore must have been collected between 1929 and 1931. See D. Garrod, ‘The Stone Age of Mount Carmel’, 2 vol. (1937-39) [CW 3/2/2000].

Search terms: Tool, Flake

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