Accession No
1987.357.1
Description
Two flint sickle blades, one of which has possible silica sheen along one edge.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho
Period
Early Bronze Age
Source
British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem [donor]; Kenyon, Kathleen [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1987.357.1; JPH 111.7 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
57mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Deposit: Site H - HD-HE; Collapse; III ix-x
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Jericho, excavated by Kathleen Kenyon, 1952-1958. See archive for field notebooks, distribution lists, etc. (BR6/3/1/1 – BR6/3/1/8).
Event Date 1952
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Context (References)
Payne, J.C. (1983). ‘Appendix C: The Flint Industries of Jericho’. In Kenyon, K.M. and Holland, T.A. Excavations at Jericho, Vol. V: The Pottery Phases of the Tell and Others Finds. London: The British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem.
Event Date 1983
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Description (Physical description)
Stone Sickle Blade
Event Date 25/5/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Two flint sickle blades, one of which has possible silica sheen along one edge.
Event Date 29/7/2022
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:25240
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