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F. H. Sterns
Fig. 45. Cat. no. , P. M. Wasif. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint — dark — translucent. Patina — brown, mottled on concave face. 7.5 X 4.5 X 1 cm.
Concave face — single cleavage plane with cone of percussion at end A. Convex face — several longi-
tudinal facets.
Between B and C is a small facet at right angles to the two faces. On the convex
face, this is slightly retouched. From G to E is a slightly beveled edge, finished as a front
scraper. The edges D and F are retouched mainly on the convex face. At G and F are
small notches for finger holds.
B
Fig. 46. Cat. no. 739, P. M. Wasif. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint'—light — rather opaque. Patina — slight, mottled on end E of concave face. 7.5 X 5.5X
1.5 cm. Concave face — single cleavage plane with cone of percussion at end E. Convex face — two
longitudinal facets — with portion of original cortex at A.
The specimen is roughly triangular in shape. The edge between A and C shows
some evidence of use as a scraper. The remainder of the edge is roughly retouched by
use. At E is a blunt point. At D is a small notch, which gives end E a beak form.
Fig. 47. Cat. no. P. M. Wasif. (Figure shows convex face. For portion of
concave face, see fig. 122.)
Flint — light — opaque. Patina — brown, dendritic on concave face. Incrustation — calcareous
in spots, on convex face. 8 X 8 X 2.5 cm. Concave face — single cleavage surface with cone of per-
cussion at E. Convex face — several longitudinal flakes removed from one end, leaving at A, a large
amount of the old cortex. Striations — concave face, numerous, up to 5 cm. long, associated with
dendritic patina. Cf. pl. 15, figs. 1 and 2, J. Lubbock, ‘Notes on the discovery of stone implements
in Egypt’ (Jour. Anth. Inst., vol. 4, London, 1875, p. 215-222). Cf. also H. R. Hall, ‘Palaeolithic
implements from the Thebaid’ (Man, vol. 5, no. 19, London, 1905, p. 33-37) pl. C. The first of these
shows specimens from Abydos, and the second from Thebes.
Between D and E flakes have been removed more or less at right angles to the two
surfaces. End B is pointed, and around it the edges are retouched, from C to D. The
remainder of the edge has no retouching. End B is thin, while the other end is thickened.
Fig. 48. Cat. no. 777, P. M. Wasif. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint — dark — translucent. Patina — yellow brown to dendritic. Incrustation — calcareous.
8 X 6 X 1-5 cm. Concave face — almost entirely an old nodular surface. Convex face — mainly
two longitudinal facets.
Along the edges many small flakes have been removed. At A, a small surface has been
worked at right angles to the two faces. At C is a shallow notch. Between C and D, and
between B and D, fine retouching of the edge has taken place. At D is a blunt point. The
remainder of the edge has not been retouched. The whole implement is roughly triangular.
F. H. Sterns
Fig. 45. Cat. no. , P. M. Wasif. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint — dark — translucent. Patina — brown, mottled on concave face. 7.5 X 4.5 X 1 cm.
Concave face — single cleavage plane with cone of percussion at end A. Convex face — several longi-
tudinal facets.
Between B and C is a small facet at right angles to the two faces. On the convex
face, this is slightly retouched. From G to E is a slightly beveled edge, finished as a front
scraper. The edges D and F are retouched mainly on the convex face. At G and F are
small notches for finger holds.
B
Fig. 46. Cat. no. 739, P. M. Wasif. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint'—light — rather opaque. Patina — slight, mottled on end E of concave face. 7.5 X 5.5X
1.5 cm. Concave face — single cleavage plane with cone of percussion at end E. Convex face — two
longitudinal facets — with portion of original cortex at A.
The specimen is roughly triangular in shape. The edge between A and C shows
some evidence of use as a scraper. The remainder of the edge is roughly retouched by
use. At E is a blunt point. At D is a small notch, which gives end E a beak form.
Fig. 47. Cat. no. P. M. Wasif. (Figure shows convex face. For portion of
concave face, see fig. 122.)
Flint — light — opaque. Patina — brown, dendritic on concave face. Incrustation — calcareous
in spots, on convex face. 8 X 8 X 2.5 cm. Concave face — single cleavage surface with cone of per-
cussion at E. Convex face — several longitudinal flakes removed from one end, leaving at A, a large
amount of the old cortex. Striations — concave face, numerous, up to 5 cm. long, associated with
dendritic patina. Cf. pl. 15, figs. 1 and 2, J. Lubbock, ‘Notes on the discovery of stone implements
in Egypt’ (Jour. Anth. Inst., vol. 4, London, 1875, p. 215-222). Cf. also H. R. Hall, ‘Palaeolithic
implements from the Thebaid’ (Man, vol. 5, no. 19, London, 1905, p. 33-37) pl. C. The first of these
shows specimens from Abydos, and the second from Thebes.
Between D and E flakes have been removed more or less at right angles to the two
surfaces. End B is pointed, and around it the edges are retouched, from C to D. The
remainder of the edge has no retouching. End B is thin, while the other end is thickened.
Fig. 48. Cat. no. 777, P. M. Wasif. (Figure shows convex face.)
Flint — dark — translucent. Patina — yellow brown to dendritic. Incrustation — calcareous.
8 X 6 X 1-5 cm. Concave face — almost entirely an old nodular surface. Convex face — mainly
two longitudinal facets.
Along the edges many small flakes have been removed. At A, a small surface has been
worked at right angles to the two faces. At C is a shallow notch. Between C and D, and
between B and D, fine retouching of the edge has taken place. At D is a blunt point. The
remainder of the edge has not been retouched. The whole implement is roughly triangular.