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A rare example of Neolithic daggers made by pressure knapping, found in a group burial Ba'ja, north of Petra, Jordan, 7500-7000 BCE.
The Jordan Museum, Amman.
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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, February 18). Neolithic Flint Dagger from Ba'ja. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10051/neolithic-flint-dagger-from-baja/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Neolithic Flint Dagger from Ba'ja." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 18, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10051/neolithic-flint-dagger-from-baja/.
MLA Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Neolithic Flint Dagger from Ba'ja." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Feb 2019. Web. 24 Oct 2024.
