Accession No

Z 14906 C


Description

Narrow flint axe or adze, now broken, retaining either a narrow flat cutting edge or flat butt.


Place

Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Tell el-‘Ajjul


Period

Neolithic


Source

British School of Archaeology in Egypt [donor]; Petrie, William Flinders [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 14906 C


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Flint


Local Term


Measurements

40mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 14906 A-D: 'Three flint celts and borer; flaked, but with polished cutting edges. A, C, and D from Tomb A X. B from Tomb A II.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Findspot A X. Excavated by William Flinders Petrie, British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1930-1934; the field season when this object was excavated is currently unknown.
Event Date 1930
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Narrow flint axe or adze, now broken, retaining either a narrow flat cutting edge or flat butt.
Event Date 13/9/2023
Author: Esther Laver


FM:304117

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