Middle and Late Bronze Age Metal Tools from the Aegean, Eastern ...

implements in one context comes from Gelidonya with four examples. Ax-adzes were
regularly hoarded; Cypriot examples are attested in the Mathiati hoard and the Trésor de
Bronzes, Foundry and Gunnis hoards from Enkomi.
Shaft-hole axes are quintessential implements of Anatolia and the eastern
Mediterranean, and occur occasionally as hoard items. The Uluburun example of this tool
likely originated from one of those regions. The trunnion or lugged axes and adzes are
atypical implements for metal hoards, but were rather prevalent in Anatolia, followed by
Cyprus and Syria-Palestine. They were relatively rare in the Aegean. The choice of
trunnion/lugged axes and adzes on both vessels reveals their appeal to craftspersons.
Although drills and saws are essential carpentry/masonry implements, they were
infrequently hoarded and unusual in tool kits. Perhaps it is not surprising, therefore, that
drills and saws were missing at Gelidonya. Yet both tool types came to light at Uluburun,
demonstrating the ship’s impressive range of carpentry/masonry tools.
An unmistakable parallel between shipwrecks and hoards is the array of chisel
types. The diversity of chisel forms is a trademark of Aegean assemblages. The existence
of at least four different kinds of chisels on both shipwrecks verifies the existence of craft
sets (Table 5.4). This observation is strengthened by the equal representation of chisel
types within each assemblage. For instance, there are three broad, three narrow, three
mortise, and three cold chisels from Uluburun. Likewise, Gelidonya’s assemblage
produced one narrow, one mortise, one cold, and one socketed chisel. The Uluburun and
Gelidonya carpenter/mason tool kits resemble Aegean hoards (with the double axes,
knives, and chisel variation), blended with some Cypriot preferences (the ax-adze) and
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