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Boring tool

2649–2575 B.C.
Object PlaceEgypt
Medium/TechniqueFlint
DimensionsLegacy dimension: Length: .073 m. W. .030 m. TH. .021 m.
Credit LineGift of Dows Dunham
Accession number47.1565
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ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFindspot Information: From the Step Pyramid, Saqqarah
Group shot:  03.1383, 03.1386, 03.1388, 03.1390, 03.1392, 03.1398, 03.1436, 03.1458, 03.1460, 0…
3650–3300 B.C.
Serrated knife
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Flint knife
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Celt
4500–3800 B.C.
Celt
4500–3800 B.C.
Stone tools
pre-Badarian, Merimda culture 4500–3800 B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
Flake blade
probably Hissar I A, before 4300 B.C.
Blade
5th millennium B.C.