Accession No
1987.372
Description
Two flint sickle blades with silica sheen along the serrated cutting edge.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho
Period
Middle Bronze Age
Source
British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem [donor]; Kenyon, Kathleen [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1987.372; JPH 402.17 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint; Chert
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Deposit: Site H - HM; Part of Fortification Walls; IX xxx
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: Louise Puckett
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: Louise Puckett
Description (Physical description)
Chert; Flint; Stone Sickle Blade
Event Date 26/5/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Two flint Sickle Blades with silica sheen along the serrated cutting edge.
Event Date 17/8/2022
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:25282
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