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Pal. East. Desert
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Fig. 84. Cat. no. H, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 5, fig. 4). Luxor. (Figure shows
convex face.)
Flint — light — opaque. Patina — lusterless gray. 6.5 X 5.5 X 2.5 cm. Flaking — radial on
both faces.
It is ovoid in shape and has its edges beveled. The aretes of one face show some sand
blasting. The edge is wavy, and shows little evidence of use. The specimen seems to
be a partly finished form rather than an implement.
Figs. 85 and 86. Cat. no. , P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 6, fig. 1). Luxor.
Flint — light — opaque. Patina — face shown in fig. 86, light yellow brown — face shown in
fig. 85, slight. 5.5 X 4.5 X 2 cm. Flaking — irregular.
The thickest portion is between A and B. From this line, toward edge C, there is
a gradual bevel, and along edge D is a facet almost at right angles to the two faces. The
edge D seems to have served as a scraper.
Figs. 87 and 88. Cat. no. 49, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 5, fig. 12). Luxor.
Flint •— dark -— slightly translucent. Patina — face shown in fig. 87 (except facets shown on lower
side of illustration) and facets marked B, red brown — remainder of specimen, slight. 8X4X2 cm.
Face shown in fig. 87 — old nodular surface A — several facets, heavily patinated, with aretes worn,
in upper right hand corner of the illustration — several facets, but slightly patinated, with fresh aretes,
lower part of illustration. Face shown in fig. 88 — at B, old much patinated facet — with radial facets,
but slightly patinated, along the edges.
The edges are beveled — the one mainly from one face, and the other almost entirely
from the other face. The edges show considerable evidence of use. End C has a small
facet at right angles to the two faces, but otherwise it is unworked. This specimen seems
to show evidence of two stages of chipping. The type of implement has probably been
changed by the second stage.
Fig. 89. Cat. no. H, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 6, fig. 8). Luxor. (Figure shows
convex face.)
Flint — light — opaque. Patina — concave face, reddish brown — convex face, yellow brown.
9 X 5 X 2.5 cm. Concave face — single cleavage surface with cone of percussion at E. Convex face
— irregular radial flaking — old cortex at A, retained apparently because it was not in the way.
The thickest portion is along the line between B and C. From this toward edge
D is a gradual bevel, which is entirely on the face shown in the illustration. The edge
D has very coarse retouching while edge F has fine retouching as a scraper.
Fig. 90. Cat. no. , P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 6, fig. 4). Luxor. (Figure shows
convex face.)
Flint — light — translucent. Patina — slight. 8X6X1 cm. Flaking — longitudinal.
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Fig. 84. Cat. no. H, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 5, fig. 4). Luxor. (Figure shows
convex face.)
Flint — light — opaque. Patina — lusterless gray. 6.5 X 5.5 X 2.5 cm. Flaking — radial on
both faces.
It is ovoid in shape and has its edges beveled. The aretes of one face show some sand
blasting. The edge is wavy, and shows little evidence of use. The specimen seems to
be a partly finished form rather than an implement.
Figs. 85 and 86. Cat. no. , P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 6, fig. 1). Luxor.
Flint — light — opaque. Patina — face shown in fig. 86, light yellow brown — face shown in
fig. 85, slight. 5.5 X 4.5 X 2 cm. Flaking — irregular.
The thickest portion is between A and B. From this line, toward edge C, there is
a gradual bevel, and along edge D is a facet almost at right angles to the two faces. The
edge D seems to have served as a scraper.
Figs. 87 and 88. Cat. no. 49, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 5, fig. 12). Luxor.
Flint •— dark -— slightly translucent. Patina — face shown in fig. 87 (except facets shown on lower
side of illustration) and facets marked B, red brown — remainder of specimen, slight. 8X4X2 cm.
Face shown in fig. 87 — old nodular surface A — several facets, heavily patinated, with aretes worn,
in upper right hand corner of the illustration — several facets, but slightly patinated, with fresh aretes,
lower part of illustration. Face shown in fig. 88 — at B, old much patinated facet — with radial facets,
but slightly patinated, along the edges.
The edges are beveled — the one mainly from one face, and the other almost entirely
from the other face. The edges show considerable evidence of use. End C has a small
facet at right angles to the two faces, but otherwise it is unworked. This specimen seems
to show evidence of two stages of chipping. The type of implement has probably been
changed by the second stage.
Fig. 89. Cat. no. H, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 6, fig. 8). Luxor. (Figure shows
convex face.)
Flint — light — opaque. Patina — concave face, reddish brown — convex face, yellow brown.
9 X 5 X 2.5 cm. Concave face — single cleavage surface with cone of percussion at E. Convex face
— irregular radial flaking — old cortex at A, retained apparently because it was not in the way.
The thickest portion is along the line between B and C. From this toward edge
D is a gradual bevel, which is entirely on the face shown in the illustration. The edge
D has very coarse retouching while edge F has fine retouching as a scraper.
Fig. 90. Cat. no. , P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 6, fig. 4). Luxor. (Figure shows
convex face.)
Flint — light — translucent. Patina — slight. 8X6X1 cm. Flaking — longitudinal.