Flint Industry


- The Flint in Jericho belonged to Seven different industries.
1. Mesolithic: Natufian
2. Proto-Neolithic and Aceramic Neolithic A (PPNA): Sultanian
3. Aceramic Neolithic B (PPNB): Tahunian
4. Pottery Neolithic A: Yarmukian
5. Pottery Neolithic B: Ghassulian
6. Proto-Urban and Early Bronze Age: Cananean
7. Middle Bronze age
(Kenyon, Hollond, 1983)

Mesolithic: Natufian

- Fine grained flint, grey in color, fairly translucent, with a white patina. (Kenyon, Hollond, 1983)

Proto-Neolithic: Sultanian

- Very fine grained flint, slightly translucent, grey in color, and could possible be heat treated. (Kenyon, Hollond, 1983)

PPNA: Sultanian

- There are Two types of flint used in this period.
1. A very fine grained flint, slightly translucent, and grey brown in color.
2. A Fine grained, banded flint, less translucent, light brown in color and sometimes Mauve or pink in color. (Kenyon, Hollond, 1983)

PPNB: Tahunian

- A fine grained banded flint, light brown in color, or sometimes mauve or pink in color. (Kenyon, Hollond, 1983)

PNA: Yarmukian

- A slightly coarser flint which is not banded, its color rangeing from buff to dark brown. (Kenyon, Hollond, 1983)

EB/MB: Cananean

- A coarse grained brown flint. (Kenyon, Hollond, 1983)

Middle Bronze

- A brown Mottled flint with a lighter patina. (Kenyon, Hollond, 1983)



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