Accession No
1994.26 D
Description
A flint sickle blade.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho
Period
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A Pre-Pottery Neolithic B
Source
British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem [donor]; Kenyon, Kathleen [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1994.26 D; JPE 210.19 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
33mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
1 blade labelled R-P Pre pot neo A+B
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
EI II V; Qi
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
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
Context (Acquisition Details)
1994.26 was separated from the main Jericho collection for study at the Institute of Archaeology in London, came into the museum in about 1991.
Event Date 1991
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A flint sickle blade.
Event Date 15/8/2022
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:299225
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