Flints from the Road: on the Significance of two Enigmatic Stone Tools Found along the Darb el-Tawil

This paper explores the function and dating of two rectangular flint tools found at different positions along the Darb el-Tawil caravan route. This route directly connecting the Dakhla Oasis with the Nile Valley has seen caravan transport during almost 4500 years from the Old Kingdom to the 20th ce...

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Main Authors: Heiko Riemer, Karin Kindermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences 2020-07-01
Series:Archaeologia Polona
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Online Access:https://journals.iaepan.pl/apolona/article/view/2294