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title: Neolithic Flint Dagger from Ba'ja
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10051/neolithic-flint-dagger-from-baja/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-10-08
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# Neolithic Flint Dagger from Ba'ja

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Neolithic Flint Dagger from Ba'ja](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10051.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10051.jpg)

## Image Caption

A rare example of [Neolithic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neolithic/) daggers made by pressure knapping, found in a group [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) Ba'ja, north of Petra, [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/), 7500-7000 BCE.

The Jordan Museum, Amman.

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, February 18). Neolithic Flint Dagger from Ba'ja. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10051/neolithic-flint-dagger-from-baja/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Neolithic Flint Dagger from Ba'ja." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 18, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10051/neolithic-flint-dagger-from-baja/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Neolithic Flint Dagger from Ba'ja." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Feb 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10051/neolithic-flint-dagger-from-baja/>.

## License & Copyright

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