National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Comb 
Period: Epi-Palaeolithic
Material: wood,Linen
Site: Wadi Murabba`at, Cave 1
Lenght: 10.3 cm
Wide: 4 cm
Description: Comb made of wooden sticks bound together by linen threadst coated with asphalt. It was probably used for textile craft.
Bibliography:
Schick T. 1995. A 10,000 Years Old Comb from Murabba'at in the Judean desert. ATIQOT 27: 199-203, 2.

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Comb  
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