Bone Awls from Ain Ghazal

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 18 February 2019

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Bone Awls from Ain Ghazal — Bone awls polished to suit the purposes of weaving. They were also used for piecing and sewing leather. From Ain (Ayn) Ghazal, Amman, Jordan, Neolithic period, 10200-5000 BCE.

The Jordan Museum, Amman.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

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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