Type: Huwayyan Foliate Biface
Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Age: Middle Holocene
Material: Chert
MoST ID: 2254
Pedestal Link: https://une.pedestal3d.com/r/AHNZaku129
Model Author: Sharjah Archaeology Authority
This chert biface is from Mleiha, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It dates to ca. 5100-7000 BP. Scale approximate.
Bifaces like these are referred to as ‘foliates’ in the Arabian literature. More specifically, this biface might be classified as a ‘Huwayyan Foliate’, Type I/II.
The artefact is curated by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority.
