Abstract
The excavations at Khirbat el-ʻUmdan yielded a small assemblage of 277 flint artifacts dating from the Late Chalcolithic period, with only a few intrusive Paleolithic pieces. It represents an on-site flint knapping industry that focused on the production of expedient flake tools, together with evidence for the use of formal tools, especially sickle blades.
Keywords
Judean Shephelah, technology, formal tools, economy, agriculture
Recommended Citation
Vered, Ariel
(2021)
"The Flint Assemblage from Khirbat el-ʻUmdan, Bet Shemesh (pp. 27–35),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 104, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1912
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol104/iss1/5
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