"Seal scrapers" from Šventoji - in search of their possible function
During the excavations carried out at the complex of Subneolitic-Neolithic sites in Šventoji, coastal Lithuania (sites 1, 4, 6 and 23), 27 unique bone products have been discovered. Due to the character of the use-wear and technological traces which are macroscopically readable on their surface they...
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ftlitinstagrecon:oai:elaba:44854155 2023-05-15T16:33:45+02:00 "Seal scrapers" from Šventoji - in search of their possible function Grzegorz, Osipowicz Piličiauskas, Gytis Piličiauskienė, Giedrė Bosiak, Mariusz 2019 http://vu.lvb.lt/VU:ELABAPDB44854155&prefLang=en_US eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.101928 http://vu.lvb.lt/VU:ELABAPDB44854155&prefLang=en_US Journal of archaeological science: reports, Amsterdam : Elsevier Science, 2019, vol. 27, art. no. 101928, p. [1-12] ISSN 2352-409X Šventoji use-wear traceology SEM-EDX bonetool subneolithic ochre hide info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2019 ftlitinstagrecon https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.101928 2021-12-02T00:37:39Z During the excavations carried out at the complex of Subneolitic-Neolithic sites in Šventoji, coastal Lithuania (sites 1, 4, 6 and 23), 27 unique bone products have been discovered. Due to the character of the use-wear and technological traces which are macroscopically readable on their surface they have been defined as scrapers. Dated to ca. 3000 cal BC, these tools are made of harp seal tibia, about 75% of them from right side bones. This article describes the procedure that was conducted in order to interpret the technology of production, ways of use and possible functions of these tools, and includes the experimental program directed to the activities which could have been carried out with such products within the specialized camps of Šventoji, such as processing of animal hides (including seal) with admixture of ochre or ash and fish scraping. The basis for the interpretations is the results of traceological and chemical (SEM-EDX) analysis of the artefacts and experimental tools. As a result of the conducted studies, it was found that the analysed tools were most probably used for scraping the hides with the use of an ochre admixture. The presented research probably concludes a long period of speculations about the functions of these unique objects. Article in Journal/Newspaper Harp Seal LAEI VL (Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics Virtual Library) Ochre ENVELOPE(166.550,166.550,-78.233,-78.233) Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 27 101928 |
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During the excavations carried out at the complex of Subneolitic-Neolithic sites in Šventoji, coastal Lithuania (sites 1, 4, 6 and 23), 27 unique bone products have been discovered. Due to the character of the use-wear and technological traces which are macroscopically readable on their surface they have been defined as scrapers. Dated to ca. 3000 cal BC, these tools are made of harp seal tibia, about 75% of them from right side bones. This article describes the procedure that was conducted in order to interpret the technology of production, ways of use and possible functions of these tools, and includes the experimental program directed to the activities which could have been carried out with such products within the specialized camps of Šventoji, such as processing of animal hides (including seal) with admixture of ochre or ash and fish scraping. The basis for the interpretations is the results of traceological and chemical (SEM-EDX) analysis of the artefacts and experimental tools. As a result of the conducted studies, it was found that the analysed tools were most probably used for scraping the hides with the use of an ochre admixture. The presented research probably concludes a long period of speculations about the functions of these unique objects. |
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Grzegorz, Osipowicz Piličiauskas, Gytis Piličiauskienė, Giedrė Bosiak, Mariusz |
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"Seal scrapers" from Šventoji - in search of their possible function |
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