Abstract
Four stone objects were retrieved during the 2007 excavation season at the Knights’ Hotel site: three whetstones and one bead. Besides the routine registration of measurements and visual description, the specimens were examined under a binocular microscope at ×20 and ×40 magnifications, with the aid of 5% dilute hydrochloric acid and a steel needle. This procedure made it possible to define the lithology of the rock that the objects were made of and to trace use features like minor scratches, which usually receive little attention.
Keywords
Whetstones, bead, lithology
Recommended Citation
Shapiro, Anastasia
(2025)
"Stone Objects from ‘Akko, the Knights’ Hotel Site,"
'Atiqot: Vol. 118, Article 22.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.2334
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol118/iss1/22
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