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F. H. Sterns
Fig. 113 and 114. Cat. no. H , P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 4, fig. 5). Luxor.
Flint — dark — translucent. Patina — slight. 10 X 5.5 X 2.5 cm. Flaking — radial — portion
of original cortex retained at A.
The edges are wavy, and show secondary chipping due to use.
Fig. 115. Cat. no. y|, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 5, fig. 5). Luxor.
Flint -— light — opaque. Patina — grayish — thick. Flaking — radial.
The implement is fairly uniform in thickness. The aretes are so much worn that it
is difficult to say whether the chipping is artificial or not. The edges are wavy, and
appear to be battered through use. This may, however, be the result of the same forces
as wore down the aretes.
Fig. 116. Cat. no. , P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 7, fig. 9). Luxor.
Flint-—light — opaque. Patina — grayish. 7 X 5.5 X 3 cm. Face shown in illustration —
radially flaked. Other face — longitudinally flaked.
Between B and C has been formed a rough celt edge. At A, a large amount of imper-
fect flint has interfered with the chipping. The edges of the specimen show no sign of
use. It appears to be a reject.
Fig. 117. Cat. no. , P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 6, fig. 9). Luxor.
Material — quartzitic sandstone. 8.5 X 7 X 2 cm. Flaking — radial.
At A, a portion of the original bowlder surface has been retained. There is no con-
clusive proof that the specimen has been artificially shaped.
Fig. 118. Cat. no. , P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 6, fig. 10). Luxor.
Flint — light — opaque. Patina — brownish yellow. 7.5 X 7 X 4 cm. It is evidently a core,
which might belong to any of the ages of stone.
Fig. 119. Cat. no. ^|, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 2, fig. 2). Luxor.
Flint — opaque. Patina — dark red brown over most of the specimen — yellow on facets A, near
broad end. 10.5 X 7 X 3 cm. Flaking — radial.
The general form is that of the coup-de-poing. The edges seem to show signs of use.
The aretes are much sharper on the less patinated facets near the broad end. None of
the flakes show unmistakable evidence of human workmanship, though this seems to be
probable for all of them. This specimen may, therefore, be a natural form, merely
resembling an implement; it may have been such a form, picked up and retouched as an
implement; it may have been an implement, and the retouching be due to natural causes;
or it may be an implement of one age retouched in an age much later.
F. H. Sterns
Fig. 113 and 114. Cat. no. H , P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 4, fig. 5). Luxor.
Flint — dark — translucent. Patina — slight. 10 X 5.5 X 2.5 cm. Flaking — radial — portion
of original cortex retained at A.
The edges are wavy, and show secondary chipping due to use.
Fig. 115. Cat. no. y|, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 5, fig. 5). Luxor.
Flint -— light — opaque. Patina — grayish — thick. Flaking — radial.
The implement is fairly uniform in thickness. The aretes are so much worn that it
is difficult to say whether the chipping is artificial or not. The edges are wavy, and
appear to be battered through use. This may, however, be the result of the same forces
as wore down the aretes.
Fig. 116. Cat. no. , P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 7, fig. 9). Luxor.
Flint-—light — opaque. Patina — grayish. 7 X 5.5 X 3 cm. Face shown in illustration —
radially flaked. Other face — longitudinally flaked.
Between B and C has been formed a rough celt edge. At A, a large amount of imper-
fect flint has interfered with the chipping. The edges of the specimen show no sign of
use. It appears to be a reject.
Fig. 117. Cat. no. , P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 6, fig. 9). Luxor.
Material — quartzitic sandstone. 8.5 X 7 X 2 cm. Flaking — radial.
At A, a portion of the original bowlder surface has been retained. There is no con-
clusive proof that the specimen has been artificially shaped.
Fig. 118. Cat. no. , P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 6, fig. 10). Luxor.
Flint — light — opaque. Patina — brownish yellow. 7.5 X 7 X 4 cm. It is evidently a core,
which might belong to any of the ages of stone.
Fig. 119. Cat. no. ^|, P. M. Haynes collection (pl. 2, fig. 2). Luxor.
Flint — opaque. Patina — dark red brown over most of the specimen — yellow on facets A, near
broad end. 10.5 X 7 X 3 cm. Flaking — radial.
The general form is that of the coup-de-poing. The edges seem to show signs of use.
The aretes are much sharper on the less patinated facets near the broad end. None of
the flakes show unmistakable evidence of human workmanship, though this seems to be
probable for all of them. This specimen may, therefore, be a natural form, merely
resembling an implement; it may have been such a form, picked up and retouched as an
implement; it may have been an implement, and the retouching be due to natural causes;
or it may be an implement of one age retouched in an age much later.