Open AccessThe Flint Industry of Tell el-Farkha in the Predynastic Period – Old and New Perspectives
Author(s) -
Urszula Stępień
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
studies in ancient art and civilization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2449-867X
pISSN - 1899-1548
DOI - 10.12797/saac.18.2014.18.02
Subject(s) - assemblage (archaeology) , archaeology , period (music) , excavation , nile delta , geography , ancient history , history , art , aesthetics
Excavations of Predynastic deposits on the Eastern Kom of Tell el-Farkha have yielded a small, yet revealing assemblage of flint, as well as evidence of an agate workshop. The flint artefacts are mostly similar to those from other sections of the site and are fairly typical of the flint industry in the Nile Delta. The assemblage not only attests to the impressive skills of local knappers, but also furnishes us with information regarding the nature of the site’s relations with the rest of northeast Africa, especially Upper Egypt.