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UN-USED CANAANEAN BLADE This is the longest blade that was found during the Tell Halif excavation. It's actually longer than most Canaanean blades. It's impressive for its size and also for how flat and straight it is. Futato describes the blades from Tell Halif as being produced with indirect percussion, with a hammer sticking a punch. This blade was never used. It measures 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick at the bulb-of-percussion and 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick at the center of the blade. It also measures 1 3/16 inches (3 cm) wide and 8 3/4 inches (22.2 cm) long.
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