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copper alloy
copper alloy
iron (Roman ?)
UC 63492, saw UC 63497, saw UC 63495, saw

Simple saws were developed from knives. They are already in use during the First Dynasty. In the Fifth Dynasty a wooden handle became common. Saws were used for cutting wood, but also for cutting stone.

basalt fragment with traces of the saw cut
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