5,500-Year-Old Blade Workshop Unearthed

[555]

This showed up on one of the many news sites that I lurk.
I found it an interesting bit of history related to a hobby which brings together in these forums.

5,500-year-old blade manufacturing workshop uncovered in Kiryat Gat

5,500-year-old blade manufacturing workshop uncovered in Kiryat Gat, first ever in southern Israel

storiearcheostorie.com

https://storiearcheostorie.com/2025...-in-kiryat-gat-first-ever-in-southern-israel/

 

[SharpBits]

I had an order in with that guy and he kept promising me it was on the shipping table!

 

[Mk-211]

I had an order in with that guy and he kept promising me it was on the shipping table!

Knapping those blades, takes a little time.

 

[SharpBits]

Then the landlord locked him out of his hut, his rock tools got repossessed, just one excuse after another.

 

[Delgadonine]

Everyone knows that the Flintstonescut was doing fine until Magnacut came along. Everyone!

 

[Mk-211]

 

[555]

Keeping Trade Secret's was tough, even before there was an Internet.

The most impressive artifacts found were the large flint cores, from which exceptionally sharp, uniformly shaped blades were crafted. These blades were primarily used as knives for cutting and butchering, as well as harvesting tools like sickle blades.

The production technology was highly advanced, incorporating the use of a “kind of crane” to apply precise pressure to the flint.

Dr. Vardi highlighted the sophistication of this industry, noting that “the waste fragments, the debitage, were not scattered outside the site – perhaps to better protect and preserve the professional knowledge within the group of experts.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...st-of-its-kind-in-southern-israel/ar-AA1JqlMv

 

[jlauffer]

I had an order in with that guy and he kept promising me it was on the shipping table!

Then the landlord locked him out of his hut, his rock tools got repossessed, just one excuse after another.

Survive!Flints

 

[shinyedges]

Survive! First shop with unfulfilled orders?

 

[SharpBits]

This showed up on one of the many news sites that I lurk.
I found it an interesting bit of history related to a hobby which brings together in these forums.

5,500-year-old blade manufacturing workshop uncovered in Kiryat Gat

5,500-year-old blade manufacturing workshop uncovered in Kiryat Gat, first ever in southern Israel

storiearcheostorie.com

https://storiearcheostorie.com/2025...-in-kiryat-gat-first-ever-in-southern-israel/

Just wanted to say thanks for the post. Despite my jokes, it is an interesting article.

 

[Delgadonine]

Survive! First shop with unfulfilled orders?

Using a Mammoth to make deliveries wasn't easy. There were casualties. Other cavemen, sabretooths, etc.

Heck, even modern day delivery systems fail or make annoying mistakes! ANNOYING!

 

[Alberta Ed]

Magnaflint is good stuff.

 

[knarfeng]

We seem to be done here.
Closed.