What We Can Learn from the Flint Industries at Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath

Within Levantine archaeology, the analysis of chipped stone tools from the Metal Ages is reasonably well established. Chipped stone tool manufacture is a reductive process, leaving large quantities of diagnostic waste products, allowing detailed reconstruction not only of the specifics of technologi...

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Published in:Near Eastern archaeology 2018-03, Vol.81 (1), p.81-84
Main Authors: Manclossi, Francesco, Rosen, Steven A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Bronze Age
Cutting tools
Flint
Iron Age
Religious rituals
Scrapers
Sickles
Stone
Stone tools
Waste disposal
Waste materials
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Summary:Within Levantine archaeology, the analysis of chipped stone tools from the Metal Ages is reasonably well established. Chipped stone tool manufacture is a reductive process, leaving large quantities of diagnostic waste products, allowing detailed reconstruction not only of the specifics of technologies and function, but also of such issues as on-site/off-site production, trade, and degrees of craft specialization—and ultimately offering insights into social and economic processes not always available from other sources. The materials from Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath from the Early Bronze (EB), Late Bronze (LB), and Iron Ages (IA) provide a long-term view of these processes at the site, and offer a case study for larger-scale processes.
ISSN:1094-2076
2325-5404
DOI:10.5615/neareastarch.81.1.0081