Core ca. 4000-3800 B.C. Predynastic, Badarian A core is a stone from which flakes have been detached to be made into tools. This particular one was found in a tomb, in a prominent position below the head of an individual identified as an older male. The deceased also held a projectile point in his hands (accession # 32.2.24). Stone tools are not very common in Egyptian tombs, and cores even rarer. Its presence may show a concern for the ability to produce (and use) tools in the afterlife, or it could relate to the tomb owners occupation during life.. Core. ca. 4000-3800 B.C.. Flint. Predynastic, Badarian. From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Matmar, Tomb 3083, BSAE/Brunton excavations, 1931
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