"Seal scrapers" from Šventoji - in search of their possible function

• Published in: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
• Main Authors: Grzegorz, Osipowicz, Piličiauskas, Gytis, Piličiauskienė, Giedrė, Bosiak, Mariusz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Šventoji; use-wear; traceology; SEM-EDX; bonetool; subneolithic; ochre; hide; Ochre; Harp Seal
• Online Access: http://vu.lvb.lt/VU:ELABAPDB44854155&prefLang=en_US

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...