On the history and recent studies of the 'Antrea Net Find'
In 1913, in connection with the draining of a wetland, a number of Stone Age objects were found in the former Finnish Municipality of Antrea in the Karelian Isthmus. During the investigations carried out in 1914 , more objects were discovered, including the unique remains of a fishing net. A column...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/110411 2023-05-15T17:01:36+02:00 On the history and recent studies of the 'Antrea Net Find' Carpelan, Christian 2021-09-15 application/pdf https://journal.fi/iskos/article/view/110411 eng eng The Finnish Antiquarian Society https://journal.fi/iskos/article/view/110411/64903 https://journal.fi/iskos/article/view/110411 Iskos; Vol 16 (2008): Karelian Isthmus – Stone Age Studies in 1998–2003; 88–127 Iskos; Vol. 16 (2008): Karelian Isthmus – Stone Age Studies in 1998–2003; 88–127 0355-3108 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer Reviewed Article 2021 fttsvojs 2021-09-15T22:49:11Z In 1913, in connection with the draining of a wetland, a number of Stone Age objects were found in the former Finnish Municipality of Antrea in the Karelian Isthmus. During the investigations carried out in 1914 , more objects were discovered, including the unique remains of a fishing net. A column of the sediment profile was taken and a phytopalaeontological analysis indicated that the context had sunk in the channel which had connected the Baltic Sea and Lake Ladoga early in the Ancylus phase. The 'Antrea Net Find' immediately triggered an animated and, at times, passionate discussion about the typology, cultural relationship and chronological position of the artefacts and the context as a whole. After more than 90 years, this discussion is still going on. However, the ethnographic reconstruction of the find presented by Sakari Pälsi right after his excavation at the find spot appears to have found continuous acceptance. In 1998, a workgroup from the Department of Archaeology, the Department of Geology and Palaeontology and the Dating Laboratory, University of Helsinki, visited the site and took a new sample column of the sediment profile aiming at a fresh examination applying a variety of current methods not available in the early years. The results of these studies are presented elsewhere in this volume (Miettinen et al. 2008). This article is divided into four sections: 'On the Antrea Net Find and the work of Sakari Pälsi ', 'A history of opinions and studies', 'A reassessment of the 'Antrea Net Find': environment and archaeology' and 'Concluding remarks'. Article in Journal/Newspaper karelian Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online |
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In 1913, in connection with the draining of a wetland, a number of Stone Age objects were found in the former Finnish Municipality of Antrea in the Karelian Isthmus. During the investigations carried out in 1914 , more objects were discovered, including the unique remains of a fishing net. A column of the sediment profile was taken and a phytopalaeontological analysis indicated that the context had sunk in the channel which had connected the Baltic Sea and Lake Ladoga early in the Ancylus phase. The 'Antrea Net Find' immediately triggered an animated and, at times, passionate discussion about the typology, cultural relationship and chronological position of the artefacts and the context as a whole. After more than 90 years, this discussion is still going on. However, the ethnographic reconstruction of the find presented by Sakari Pälsi right after his excavation at the find spot appears to have found continuous acceptance. In 1998, a workgroup from the Department of Archaeology, the Department of Geology and Palaeontology and the Dating Laboratory, University of Helsinki, visited the site and took a new sample column of the sediment profile aiming at a fresh examination applying a variety of current methods not available in the early years. The results of these studies are presented elsewhere in this volume (Miettinen et al. 2008). This article is divided into four sections: 'On the Antrea Net Find and the work of Sakari Pälsi ', 'A history of opinions and studies', 'A reassessment of the 'Antrea Net Find': environment and archaeology' and 'Concluding remarks'. |
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On the history and recent studies of the 'Antrea Net Find' |
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On the history and recent studies of the 'Antrea Net Find' |
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On the history and recent studies of the 'Antrea Net Find' |
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On the history and recent studies of the 'Antrea Net Find' |
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On the history and recent studies of the 'Antrea Net Find' |
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Iskos; Vol 16 (2008): Karelian Isthmus – Stone Age Studies in 1998–2003; 88–127 Iskos; Vol. 16 (2008): Karelian Isthmus – Stone Age Studies in 1998–2003; 88–127 0355-3108 |
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