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Pal. East. Desert
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The general form of the implement is probably due to natural agencies. At A, a
flake has been removed at right angles to the two faces. The remainder of the edge is
roughly chipped, mainly by use. The end D is slightly beveled from the convex face.
There is a shallow notch at C. The widest part of the implement is from B to C. On
one side of this is the tapering handle end A, and on the other the tapering point end D.
Fig. 26. Cat. no. , P. M. Rabah. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint •— dark — translucent. Patina — concave face, brown, mottled — convex face, dendritic.
Incrustation — calcareous on concave face. 9X7X3 cm. Concave face — several longitudinal
facets. Convex face — radially flaked, leaving a portion of the old cortex at A.
Both the rounded end B and the pointed end D show retouching, probably by batter-
ing. This is true to a less extent of the remainder of the edge. At C there is a flat facet,
and at E, a slight depression, which may have served as hand holds. Near end D are
many small incipient fractures.
Fig. 27. Cat. no. 728 > M. Rabah. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint — light — transparent. Patina — concave face, yellow brown in center, slight on edges —
convex face, slight, dendritic. 10X6X3 cm. Flaking — radial on both faces — portion of old
fracture plane retained at A, on convex face.
End B has a surface worked at right angles to the two faces, presumably as a hand
hold. Along one edge of this is secondary chipping, due apparently to use as a scraper.
At D and C, there are facets at right angles to the two faces. End E is worked to a blunt
point. The whole edge is sinuous, and shows retouching by use.
Fig. 28. Cat. no. 713 , P. M. Rabah. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint — light — translucent. Patina — concave face, yellow brown in center, slight on edges —
convex face, strongly dendritic. 9X4X1 cm. Concave face — single cleavage plane with cone of
percussion at end B. Convex face — several longitudinal facets, and a portion of the original cortex at
A. Striations — small, associated with dendritic patina, on convex face.
Near F, several flakes have been removed leaving facets which cut across both the
yellow brown and the dendritic patina in such a way that they must belong to a later
stage of chipping. Here again, as in fig. 14, we have the tool of one age refashioned at
a later time. The form of the original implement, however, was probably not very
different from that of the present one. At C, D, E, and G are small shallow notches.
Fig. 29. Cat. no. 724, P. M. Rabah. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint — light — very translucent. Patina -— concave face, slight, somewhat mottled — convex
face, yellow in center, slight on edges. 6.5 X 4 X 1.5 cm. Concave face — single cleavage plane with
cone of percussion at end A. Convex face — three longitudinal facets.
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The general form of the implement is probably due to natural agencies. At A, a
flake has been removed at right angles to the two faces. The remainder of the edge is
roughly chipped, mainly by use. The end D is slightly beveled from the convex face.
There is a shallow notch at C. The widest part of the implement is from B to C. On
one side of this is the tapering handle end A, and on the other the tapering point end D.
Fig. 26. Cat. no. , P. M. Rabah. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint •— dark — translucent. Patina — concave face, brown, mottled — convex face, dendritic.
Incrustation — calcareous on concave face. 9X7X3 cm. Concave face — several longitudinal
facets. Convex face — radially flaked, leaving a portion of the old cortex at A.
Both the rounded end B and the pointed end D show retouching, probably by batter-
ing. This is true to a less extent of the remainder of the edge. At C there is a flat facet,
and at E, a slight depression, which may have served as hand holds. Near end D are
many small incipient fractures.
Fig. 27. Cat. no. 728 > M. Rabah. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint — light — transparent. Patina — concave face, yellow brown in center, slight on edges —
convex face, slight, dendritic. 10X6X3 cm. Flaking — radial on both faces — portion of old
fracture plane retained at A, on convex face.
End B has a surface worked at right angles to the two faces, presumably as a hand
hold. Along one edge of this is secondary chipping, due apparently to use as a scraper.
At D and C, there are facets at right angles to the two faces. End E is worked to a blunt
point. The whole edge is sinuous, and shows retouching by use.
Fig. 28. Cat. no. 713 , P. M. Rabah. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint — light — translucent. Patina — concave face, yellow brown in center, slight on edges —
convex face, strongly dendritic. 9X4X1 cm. Concave face — single cleavage plane with cone of
percussion at end B. Convex face — several longitudinal facets, and a portion of the original cortex at
A. Striations — small, associated with dendritic patina, on convex face.
Near F, several flakes have been removed leaving facets which cut across both the
yellow brown and the dendritic patina in such a way that they must belong to a later
stage of chipping. Here again, as in fig. 14, we have the tool of one age refashioned at
a later time. The form of the original implement, however, was probably not very
different from that of the present one. At C, D, E, and G are small shallow notches.
Fig. 29. Cat. no. 724, P. M. Rabah. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint — light — very translucent. Patina -— concave face, slight, somewhat mottled — convex
face, yellow in center, slight on edges. 6.5 X 4 X 1.5 cm. Concave face — single cleavage plane with
cone of percussion at end A. Convex face — three longitudinal facets.