The Flint Industry of Tell el-Farkha in the Predynastic Period – Old and New Perspectives

Excavations of Predynastic deposits on the Eastern Kom of Tell el-Farkha have yielded a small, yet revealing assemblage of flint, as well as evidence of an agate workshop. The flint artefacts are mostly similar to those from other sections of the site and are fairly typical of the flint industry in...

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Autor principal:	Urszula Stępień
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Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2014
Materias:	Tell el-Farkha Predynastic period flint workshop Ancient history D51-90 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cc401e0fa5da4ade809f881f9ffc621c2021-11-27T13:19:41ZThe Flint Industry of Tell el-Farkha in the Predynastic Period – Old and New Perspectives10.12797/SAAC.18.2014.18.021899-15482449-867Xhttps://doaj.org/article/cc401e0fa5da4ade809f881f9ffc621c2014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/3077https://doaj.org/toc/1899-1548https://doaj.org/toc/2449-867X Excavations of Predynastic deposits on the Eastern Kom of Tell el-Farkha have yielded a small, yet revealing assemblage of flint, as well as evidence of an agate workshop. The flint artefacts are mostly similar to those from other sections of the site and are fairly typical of the flint industry in the Nile Delta. The assemblage not only attests to the impressive skills of local knappers, but also furnishes us with information regarding the nature of the site’s relations with the rest of northeast Africa, especially Upper Egypt. Urszula StępieńKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleTell el-FarkhaPredynastic periodflintworkshopAncient historyD51-90History of the artsNX440-632ENFRStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, Vol 18 (2014)
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description	Excavations of Predynastic deposits on the Eastern Kom of Tell el-Farkha have yielded a small, yet revealing assemblage of flint, as well as evidence of an agate workshop. The flint artefacts are mostly similar to those from other sections of the site and are fairly typical of the flint industry in the Nile Delta. The assemblage not only attests to the impressive skills of local knappers, but also furnishes us with information regarding the nature of the site’s relations with the rest of northeast Africa, especially Upper Egypt.
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The Flint Industry of Tell el-Farkha in the Predynastic Period – Old and New Perspectives

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