Evolution of Ancient Egyptian Bifacial Flint Knives

Bifacial knives are a significant category of artefacts known from ancient Egypt, drawing the attention of researchers since the beginnings of Egyptology. A popular type of knife with a well-defined handle was produced from the Early Dynastic onwards. Bifacial knives were crucial in many aspects of...

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Autor principal:	Katarzyna Lajs
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Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2019
Materias:	flint knives bifacial knives lithic industry Early Dynastic Old Kingdom Ancient history D51-90 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1698d3ce54114eef8a1b4eb440a5938f2021-11-27T13:18:56ZEvolution of Ancient Egyptian Bifacial Flint Knives10.12797/SAAC.23.2019.23.011899-15482449-867Xhttps://doaj.org/article/1698d3ce54114eef8a1b4eb440a5938f2019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/1105https://doaj.org/toc/1899-1548https://doaj.org/toc/2449-867X Bifacial knives are a significant category of artefacts known from ancient Egypt, drawing the attention of researchers since the beginnings of Egyptology. A popular type of knife with a well-defined handle was produced from the Early Dynastic onwards. Bifacial knives were crucial in many aspects of life. The knives from the site of Tell el-Murra, located in the North-Eastern part of the Nile Delta, are no exception. The chronology of the site dates back to the Predynastic period and lasts to the end of the Old Kingdom. There are two main groups identified amongst the bifacial knives: the first one dated to the Early Dynastic period and the second to the Old Kingdom. Both of them have some specific features which allow them to be assigned to their proper chronological phases. Katarzyna LajsKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticleflint knivesbifacial kniveslithic industryEarly DynasticOld KingdomAncient historyD51-90History of the artsNX440-632ENFRStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, Vol 23 (2019)
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description	Bifacial knives are a significant category of artefacts known from ancient Egypt, drawing the attention of researchers since the beginnings of Egyptology. A popular type of knife with a well-defined handle was produced from the Early Dynastic onwards. Bifacial knives were crucial in many aspects of life. The knives from the site of Tell el-Murra, located in the North-Eastern part of the Nile Delta, are no exception. The chronology of the site dates back to the Predynastic period and lasts to the end of the Old Kingdom. There are two main groups identified amongst the bifacial knives: the first one dated to the Early Dynastic period and the second to the Old Kingdom. Both of them have some specific features which allow them to be assigned to their proper chronological phases.
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Evolution of Ancient Egyptian Bifacial Flint Knives

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