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Merimde Object: ÄE9284

Category: Lithics
Period: Neolithic
Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Excavation Number: No
Date of Collection: Junker 1933

Locational Information

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

Research Information

    Object No.: ÄE9284
    Museum Tray: On display
    Date of Collection: Junker 1933
    Date of Inspection: 16.02.2014
    Context Number: N/A

Chronological Information

    Period: Neolithic

Measurements

    Length (mm): 60
    Width (mm): 32
    Thickness (mm): 9
    Weight (g): N/A
    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: 7.5YR 5/3

Technology

    % of Cortex: 0 %
    Tanged and Barbed Tool Measurements: BLL: 60; BLW: 32
    Barb and Tang Shape: B
    Retouch: Yes
    Position of Retouch: Bifacial
    Retouch Extent: Abrupt
    Retouch Size: Small
    Retouch Description: Normal
    Technique: Pressure flaking
    Termination: Feather
    Bulb Percussion: (Present/ Absent): Absent
    Core Platform Type: No
    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

10.17171/1-9-1043

Citation

Dr. Joanne Rowland, Dr. Geoffrey Tassie, The Neolithic in the Nile Delta, ÄE9284, 2017, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/1-9-1043

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DOI: 10.17171/1-9-1043
Title: ÄE9284
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: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Holder digital source: Exzellenzcluster 264 – Topoi
Rights: CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 DE
Subjects: Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Version: 1.0