Chert Procurement and Management

The last years have seen the development of provenance studies of archaeological remains present in prehistoric sites in the Near East. Materials such as ocher, basalt and obsidian have been subject to detailed archaeometric characterization. Concerning the chert, it was known that it was occurring in abundance in northern Israel. Some rare and limited studies have shown the potential of research on the origin and the knapping methods of prehistoric flint artifacts from the region. Nonetheles...