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Fig. 399 Examples of wear and use-damage on lithic artefacts: a - chalcedony crescent, note the heavily worn tip and portion of the sharp edge; b, c - a unique chalcedony point with possible impact-damage at the tip on the ventral surface,from Baahti Nebait; d - worn tip of a utilised quartz
David W. Phillipson, *Archaeology at Aksum, Ethiopia, 1993-7, Volume II*, (2000), p. 451
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Wear and damage on stone tools

Aksumite period (comparative specimens; individual dates not stated) · Aksum

Ancient · Artifact

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Examples of wear and use-damage on lithic artefacts: a - chalcedony crescent, note the heavily worn tip and portion of the sharp edge; b, c - a unique chalcedony point with possible impact-damage at the tip on the ventral surface,from Baahti Nebait; d - worn tip of a utilised quartz

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Examples of wear and use-damage on lithic artefacts: a - chalcedony crescent, note the heavily worn tip and portion of the sharp edge — Fig. 399

Fig. 399 Examples of wear and use-damage on lithic artefacts: a - chalcedony crescent, note the heavily worn tip and portion of the sharp edge; b, c - a unique chalcedony point with possible impact-damage at the tip on the ventral surface,from Baahti Nebait; d - worn tip of a utilised quartz

Date: Aksumite period (comparative specimens; individual dates not stated)
Object type: Sculpture & fragments
Recorded place: Aksum
Printed source: HabeshaHistory printed corpus