Core ca. 4000–3800 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 # ). 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 owner’s occupation during Core. ca. 4000–3800 Flint. Predynast
Core ca. 4000–3800 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 # ). 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 owner’s occupation during Core. ca. 4000–3800 Flint. Predynastic, Badarian. From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Matmar, Tomb 3083, BSAE/Brunton excavations, 1931
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