< The Neolithic in the Nile Delta

Merimde Object: UC10909

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Category: Lithics
Period: Neolithic
Collection: UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Excavation Number: N/A
Date of Collection: Junker 1929-1939
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Locational Information

    General Findspot: Merimde Beni Salama
    Trench and Grid Number: N/A
    Centimetres Below surface: Surface

Research Information

    Object No.: UC10909
    Museum Tray: 11
    Date of Collection: Junker 1929-1939
    Date of Inspection: 21.03.2014
    Context Number: N/A

Chronological Information

    Period: Neolithic

Measurements

    Length (mm): 53,35
    Width (mm): 30,5
    Thickness (mm): 6,5
    Weight (g): 7,59
    Completeness of Lithic: Whole
    PFS Diameter (mm): N/A

Typology

    Type of Lithic: Concave-based bifacial arrowhead
    Shape of Tool: Triangular

Material

    Material: Chert
    Colour: 10YR 4/1 with veins of 10YR 6/8

Technology

    % of Cortex: 0 %
    Tanged and Barbed Tool Measurements: BLL: 53.35; BLW: 30.5
    Barb and Tang Shape: C
    Retouch: Yes
    Position of Retouch: Bifacial on lateral edges
    Retouch Extent: Abrupt
    Retouch Size: Very Small
    Retouch Description: Normal
    Technique: Pressure flaking
    Termination: Feather
    Bulb Percussion: (Present/ Absent): Absent
    Core Platform Type: N/A
    Platform Count: N/A
    Platform Thickness (mm): N/A
    Platform Width (mm): N/A
    PFS Diameter (mm): N/A
    Platform Preparation (Yes/ No): No
    Amount of Negative Scars on the Dorsal Surface: 3
    Debris Count: N/A

DOI

10.17171/1-9-446

Citation

Dr. Joanne Rowland, Dr. Geoffrey Tassie, The Neolithic in the Nile Delta, UC10909, 2017, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/1-9-446

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DOI: 10.17171/1-9-446
Title: UC10909
Creator: Dr. Joanne Rowland, Dr. Geoffrey Tassie
Publisher: Edition Topoi
Publication Year: 2017
Collection: The Neolithic in the Nile Delta
Resource Type: Dataset
Date (Update): 20.03.2017
Origin / Holder object: UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Holder digital source: Exzellenzcluster 264 – Topoi
Rights: CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 DE
Subjects: Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Version: 1.0