Neolithic flint workshops at Giv'at rabi (East) in lower galilee

Omry Barzilai, Ianir Milevski

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Abstract

This article presents the flint assemblages from the Neolithic workshops exposed at Giv'at Rabi (East), which produced bidirectional blades, unidirectional blades and bifacial tools. The Neolithic blades were produced from wide cores with relatively few preparations. The bifacial tools included unfinished and finished cortical axes and adzes. These technotypological characteristics suggest that the workshops at Giv'at Rabi (East) should be dated to the Final PrePottery Neolithic (PPNB) and the Early Pottery Neolithic (PN) periods. The discovery of the Neolithic workshops at Giv'at Rabi (East) contributes to our understanding of the organization of the lithic industries in the region of Lower Galilee during the Neolithic period.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAtiqot
PublisherIsrael Antiquities Authority
Pages63-83
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)9789654065207
StatePublished - Aug 2015

Publication series

NameAtiqot
Volume82
ISSN (Print)0792-8424

Keywords

  • Byproducts
  • Flint outcrops
  • Formal technologies
  • Initial knapping
  • Lithic industry
  • Southern levant
  • Tool manufacturing
  • Transportation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Conservation
  • Archaeology
  • Archaeology

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