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finds > finds type > lithics > retouched tool > çayönü tool

Preferred term

çayönü tool  

Definition

  • A particular type of retouched blade appearing in the region of the Upper Mesopotamia during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, named after the site of Çayönü. Function unknown due to the dull edges and special type fo the retouch.

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Source

  • Inizan, M.-L., M. Reduron-Ballinger, H. Roche, J. Tixier 1999, Technology and Terminology of Knapped Stone. Nanterre: CREP., D. Srejovic (ed) 1997, Arheološki Leksikon.

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/çayönü_tool/4.3

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