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68 F. II. Sterns
Figs. 65 and 66. Cat. no. H, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 3, fig. 2). Luxor.
Material — dark — opaque — imperfect flint — nodular mass of small quartz crystals at B, sur-
rounded by a mass of flint D (enclosed by dotted line in the tracing) which is marked off sharply from
the remainder of the material by a very definite line. Patina — face shown in fig. 66, yellow brown,
dendritic — face shown in fig. 65, red brown on facets C, yellow brown on remainder of face. Incrusta-
tion — calcareous on face shown in fig. 66. 9X9X4 cm. Face shown in fig. 66 — radially flaked,
but nearly flat. Face shown on fig. 65 — old fracture plane at A, surrounded by a series of facets C
(dotted in the tracing) which appear to be artificially chipped, but may be old fracture planes — remainder
of face a series of radial facets. Cf. G. Schweinfurth, ‘ Kiesel-Artefacte in der diluvialen Schotter-Ter-
rasse und auf den Plateau-Hohen von Theben’ (Zeit. f. Ethnol., vol. 34, Berlin, 1902, Verhandlungen,
p. 293-310) pl. 10, figs. 1-3.
The thickest portion of the implement is near the center of the specimen. The aretes
of facets C are much worn, while of those of the remainder of the same face are fresh and
sharp. The patina of the former is also much more abundant than that of the latter.
If the first series are the result of human chipping, then we have here evidence to two
stages of human work, separated by considerable time. In the case of the paleoliths
from the Eastern Desert, we have clear evidence of just such a condition. If the same
is true of this specimen, the original implement had apparently much the same form as
the present one. Both faces are radially chipped, but this chipping has made a bevel
only in the case of the face shown in fig. 65. The chipping is coarse, and there is no fine
retouching by design of the edges, though all show retouching by use. The implement
is roughly triangular. A nearly similar specimen from Thebes is figured by Currelly.10
Fig. 67 and 68. Cat. no. H, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 3, fig. 1). Luxor.
Flint — dark — opaque. Patina — slight, grayish. Incrustation — calcareous in spots. 10.5 X
7X3 cm. Face shown in fig. 68 — nearly flat, in spite of the number of flakes removed from it. Face
shown in fig. 67 — largely an old water worn nodular surface A (retained apparently as a smooth place
for a hand hold), radially flaked on edges.
Except along the edges, the thickness is quite uniform. The upper edge, as shown
in the figures, is a facet almost at right angles to these two faces, and has been determined
largely by incipient fracture lines. Such an incipient fracture plane is shown by the
dotted line B in the tracings. The remaining edges are beveled by coarse radial chipping.
The whole implement is roughly rectangular.
Fig. 69 and 70. Cat. no. P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 1, fig. 2). Luxor.
Flint — dark — translucent — marked differences occur in the flint, the dotted lines B in the
tracings indicating distinct bands. Patina — dirty yellow on face shown in fig. 70 — light yellow, slight,
on face shown in fig. 69. Incrustation — calcareous in spots on face shown in fig. 69. 14 X 9 X 4.5 cm.
Face shown in fig. 69 — mainly longitudinally flaked. Face shown in fig. 70-—radially flaked — large
portion of old cortex retained at A, apparently simply because there was no need to remove it.
10 C. T. Currelly, op. cit., pl. 10, fig. 63261.
Figs. 65 and 66. Cat. no. H, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 3, fig. 2). Luxor.
Material — dark — opaque — imperfect flint — nodular mass of small quartz crystals at B, sur-
rounded by a mass of flint D (enclosed by dotted line in the tracing) which is marked off sharply from
the remainder of the material by a very definite line. Patina — face shown in fig. 66, yellow brown,
dendritic — face shown in fig. 65, red brown on facets C, yellow brown on remainder of face. Incrusta-
tion — calcareous on face shown in fig. 66. 9X9X4 cm. Face shown in fig. 66 — radially flaked,
but nearly flat. Face shown on fig. 65 — old fracture plane at A, surrounded by a series of facets C
(dotted in the tracing) which appear to be artificially chipped, but may be old fracture planes — remainder
of face a series of radial facets. Cf. G. Schweinfurth, ‘ Kiesel-Artefacte in der diluvialen Schotter-Ter-
rasse und auf den Plateau-Hohen von Theben’ (Zeit. f. Ethnol., vol. 34, Berlin, 1902, Verhandlungen,
p. 293-310) pl. 10, figs. 1-3.
The thickest portion of the implement is near the center of the specimen. The aretes
of facets C are much worn, while of those of the remainder of the same face are fresh and
sharp. The patina of the former is also much more abundant than that of the latter.
If the first series are the result of human chipping, then we have here evidence to two
stages of human work, separated by considerable time. In the case of the paleoliths
from the Eastern Desert, we have clear evidence of just such a condition. If the same
is true of this specimen, the original implement had apparently much the same form as
the present one. Both faces are radially chipped, but this chipping has made a bevel
only in the case of the face shown in fig. 65. The chipping is coarse, and there is no fine
retouching by design of the edges, though all show retouching by use. The implement
is roughly triangular. A nearly similar specimen from Thebes is figured by Currelly.10
Fig. 67 and 68. Cat. no. H, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 3, fig. 1). Luxor.
Flint — dark — opaque. Patina — slight, grayish. Incrustation — calcareous in spots. 10.5 X
7X3 cm. Face shown in fig. 68 — nearly flat, in spite of the number of flakes removed from it. Face
shown in fig. 67 — largely an old water worn nodular surface A (retained apparently as a smooth place
for a hand hold), radially flaked on edges.
Except along the edges, the thickness is quite uniform. The upper edge, as shown
in the figures, is a facet almost at right angles to these two faces, and has been determined
largely by incipient fracture lines. Such an incipient fracture plane is shown by the
dotted line B in the tracings. The remaining edges are beveled by coarse radial chipping.
The whole implement is roughly rectangular.
Fig. 69 and 70. Cat. no. P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 1, fig. 2). Luxor.
Flint — dark — translucent — marked differences occur in the flint, the dotted lines B in the
tracings indicating distinct bands. Patina — dirty yellow on face shown in fig. 70 — light yellow, slight,
on face shown in fig. 69. Incrustation — calcareous in spots on face shown in fig. 69. 14 X 9 X 4.5 cm.
Face shown in fig. 69 — mainly longitudinally flaked. Face shown in fig. 70-—radially flaked — large
portion of old cortex retained at A, apparently simply because there was no need to remove it.
10 C. T. Currelly, op. cit., pl. 10, fig. 63261.