Abstract
Wadi Qusayr 173 is an extramural, cache-like site that produced only a few dozen tabular scraper components. Interestingly, around half of these were placed in a group beside a natural lava rise. There was no evidence for associated structural remains, or even a pit or any kind of cover. This paper argues that the finds represent lost property originating with pastoral nomads making a round trip between flint quarries in the Jafr Basin and sedentary communities to the west. The discovery of property 'lost' in the process of transportation provides a glimpse into the realities of the system through which tabular scrapers were produced and distributed, and thus a key to exploring the social dynamics of the Levant in the Chalcolithic and the Early Bronze Ages.
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