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‘Atiqot 104 (2021)
ISBN 2948-040X
The Flint Assemblage from Khirbat el-ʻUmdan, Bet Shemesh
(pp. 27–35)
Ariel Vered
Keywords: Judean Shephelah, technology, formal tools, economy, agriculture
The excavations at Khirbat el-ʻUmdan yielded a small assemblage of 277 flint artifacts dating from the Late Chalcolithic period, with only a few intrusive Paleolithic pieces. It represents an on-site flint knapping industry that focused on the production of expedient flake tools, together with evidence for the use of formal tools, especially sickle blades.