1. Arrowhead 2.6 in. (6.6 cm)

Date:

-800 - -600
ca. 8th–7th century B.C.

Geographic region:

Iran
said to be from Ziwiye

Time period:

Iron Age III

Medium:

Bone

Extent:

2.6 in. (6.6 cm)

2. Arrowhead 3.64 in. (9.25 cm)

Date:

-800 - -600
ca. 8th–7th century B.C.

Geographic region:

Iran
said to be from Ziwiye

Time period:

Iron Age III

Medium:

Bone

Extent:

3.64 in. (9.25 cm)

3. Arrowhead 4 in. (10.16 cm)

Date:

-800 - -600
ca. 8th–7th century B.C.

Geographic region:

Iran
said to be from Ziwiye

Time period:

Iron Age III

Medium:

Bone

Extent:

4 in. (10.16 cm)

4. Awl (?) 0.62 x 2.62 in. (1.57 x 6.65 cm)

Date:

-4600 - -3600
ca. 4600–3600 B.C.

Geographic region:

Levant
Teleilat Ghassul

Time period:

Chalcolithic

Medium:

Bone

Extent:

0.62 x 2.62 in. (1.57 x 6.65 cm)

5. Awl (?) 0.62 x 2.75 in. (1.57 x 6.99 cm)

Date:

-4600 - -3600
ca. 4600–3600 B.C.

Geographic region:

Levant
Teleilat Ghassul

Time period:

Chalcolithic

Medium:

Bone

Extent:

0.62 x 2.75 in. (1.57 x 6.99 cm)

6. Awl (?) 0.62 x 3.47 in. (1.57 x 8.81 cm)

Date:

-4600 - -3600
ca. 4600–3600 B.C.

Geographic region:

Levant
Teleilat Ghassul

Time period:

Chalcolithic

Medium:

Bone

Extent:

0.62 x 3.47 in. (1.57 x 8.81 cm)

7. Awl (?) 1 x 4.25 in. (2.54 x 10.8 cm)

Date:

-4600 - -3600
ca. 4600–3600 B.C.

Geographic region:

Levant
Teleilat Ghassul

Time period:

Chalcolithic

Medium:

Bone

Extent:

1 x 4.25 in. (2.54 x 10.8 cm)

8. Awl (?) 2.75 in. (6.99 cm)

Date:

-4600 - -3600
ca. 4600–3600 B.C.

Geographic region:

Levant
Teleilat Ghassul

Time period:

Chalcolithic

Medium:

Bone

Extent:

2.75 in. (6.99 cm)

9. Awl 0.71 x 2.44 in. (1.8 x 6.2 cm)

Date:

-5000 - -4000
5th millennium B.C.

Geographic region:

Iran
Dalma Tepe

Time period:

Chalcolithic

Medium:

Bone

Extent:

0.71 x 2.44 in. (1.8 x 6.2 cm)

10. Awl 3.78 in. (9.6 cm)

Date:

-3100 - -2900
ca. 3100–2900 B.C. (?)

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia
Nippur

Time period:

Jemdet Nasr (?)

Medium:

Bone

Extent:

3.78 in. (9.6 cm)

11. Disc, gaming piece (?) Diam. 1.8 cm x D. .5 cm

Date:

-3000 - -1000
3rd–2nd millennium B.C.

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia
Nippur

Medium:

Bone

Extent:

Diam. 1.8 cm x D. .5 cm

12. Fragmentary gaming board: game of 58 holes 1 11/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in. (4.3 x 6.6 x 0.6 cm)

Date:

-1800 - -1700
ca. 18th century B.C.

Geographic region:

Anatolia
probably from Acemhöyük

Time period:

Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony

Medium:

Ivory

Extent:

1 11/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in. (4.3 x 6.6 x 0.6 cm)