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

Figure 3.20a – Crete Utilitarian tools
Utilitarian tool types Distribution of tools by site size Tool distribution by context type
MBA Knife = 10
Large - palatial or major urban center = 10 Hoard = 5
(n=20) Razor = 2
Medium - secondary to palace = 1
Burial = 2
Scraper/spatula = 4 Minor - rural unimpressive setting = 5 Settlement = 9
Blade, undefined = 2 Known only from stray finds = 4
Sanctuary = 1; Workshop = 1
Spatula = 2
Unstratified/unknown = 2
LBA Knife = 83
Large - palatial or major urban center = 37 Hoard = 14; Burial = 44;Settlement =
(n=122) Razor = 5; Cleaver = 24 Medium - secondary to palace = 38
45; Workshop = 4; Sanctuary = 5
Scraper/spatula = 7 Minor - rural unimpressive setting = 46 Unstratified/unknown = 10
Cutting implement = 3 Known only from stray finds = 1
General
2 nd mill.
(n=15)
Knife = 14
Razor = 1
Large - palatial or major urban center = 5
Medium - yet secondary to palace = 4
Minor - rural unimpressive setting = 2
Known only from stray finds = 4
Burial = 4;
Settlement = 7
Unstratified/unknown = 4
Figure 3.20b – Greek mainland Utilitarian tools
Utilitarian tool types Distribution of tools by site size Tool distribution by context type
MBA Knife = 37
Large - palatial or major urban center = 2 Hoard = 6
(n=40) Razor = 2
Medium - secondary to palace = 10
Burial = 14
Scraper/spatula = 1 Minor - rural unimpressive setting = 28 Settlement = 15
Unstratified/unknown = 5
LBA Knife = 382
Large - palatial or major urban center = 212 Hoard = 76
(n=465) Razor = 49 (including 14 Medium - secondary to palace = 34
Burial = 264
cleaver-like razors) Minor - rural unimpressive setting = 213 Settlement = 100
Cleaver = 21
Known only from stray finds = 6
Sanctuary = 6
Scraper/spatula = 3
Blades = 5
Other implement = 5
Unstratified/unknown = 19
General Knife = 16 Large - palatial or major urban center = 4 Burial = 9
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