Accession No

1987.470.2 A


Description

One sickle blade with possible sickle-sheen, silica residue.


Place

Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho


Period

Pre-Pottery Neolithic A


Source

British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem [donor]; Kenyon, Kathleen [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1987.470.2 A; JPB 6.51 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Flint


Local Term


Measurements


Events

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: Sam Daisley


Context (Field collection)
Trench I - YB; 1st Fill against Town Wall II; VA ii
Event Date 1952
Author: maa


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: Sam Daisley


Description (Physical description)
S-J.Harknett, 24/10/2001: 4 blades were found.
Event Date 24/10/2001
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Found together / assemblage)
Envelope originally read: "3 sickle blades". However, the number has been crossed through, and amended to "4". 4 blades were found.
Event Date 24/10/2001
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
One sickle blade with possible sickle-sheen, silica residue.
Event Date 3/3/2021
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


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