Archaeology in the former municipality of Johannes
The article summanzes the survey conducted during four days of field work in May 2002 in the area of the former municipality of Johannes (Ru. Sovetskij) on the western shore of the Karelian Isthmus. A total of 22 sites were surveyed. Seven Stone Age sites were already known in the River Rokkalanjoki...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/110416 2023-05-15T17:01:32+02:00 Archaeology in the former municipality of Johannes Carpelan, Christian Uino, Pirjo Gerasimov, Dmitrij V. 2021-09-15 application/pdf https://journal.fi/iskos/article/view/110416 eng eng The Finnish Antiquarian Society https://journal.fi/iskos/article/view/110416/64907 https://journal.fi/iskos/article/view/110416 Iskos; Vol 16 (2008): Karelian Isthmus – Stone Age Studies in 1998–2003; 185–214 Iskos; Vol. 16 (2008): Karelian Isthmus – Stone Age Studies in 1998–2003; 185–214 0355-3108 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer Reviewed Article 2021 fttsvojs 2021-09-15T22:49:13Z The article summanzes the survey conducted during four days of field work in May 2002 in the area of the former municipality of Johannes (Ru. Sovetskij) on the western shore of the Karelian Isthmus. A total of 22 sites were surveyed. Seven Stone Age sites were already known in the River Rokkalanjoki (Ru. reka Gorohovka) area. In the study area, 10 new Early Mesolithic and Neolithic dwelling sites as well as two Iron Age or Medieval cup-marked stones were found. Three sites with Stone Age house depressions were discovered. The shores of the lagoon that filled the Rokkalanjoki river valley were the most densely populated areas; in the Middle Neolithic, the population reached its peak. Three categories of functionally different Stone Age dwelling sites could be distinguished: long-term extended activity sites with heavy fixed dwellings at high locations, long-term extended activity sites on low islands and capes, and short-term limited activity sites by the open sea. Article in Journal/Newspaper karelian Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online |
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The article summanzes the survey conducted during four days of field work in May 2002 in the area of the former municipality of Johannes (Ru. Sovetskij) on the western shore of the Karelian Isthmus. A total of 22 sites were surveyed. Seven Stone Age sites were already known in the River Rokkalanjoki (Ru. reka Gorohovka) area. In the study area, 10 new Early Mesolithic and Neolithic dwelling sites as well as two Iron Age or Medieval cup-marked stones were found. Three sites with Stone Age house depressions were discovered. The shores of the lagoon that filled the Rokkalanjoki river valley were the most densely populated areas; in the Middle Neolithic, the population reached its peak. Three categories of functionally different Stone Age dwelling sites could be distinguished: long-term extended activity sites with heavy fixed dwellings at high locations, long-term extended activity sites on low islands and capes, and short-term limited activity sites by the open sea. |
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Carpelan, Christian Uino, Pirjo Gerasimov, Dmitrij V. |
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Carpelan, Christian Uino, Pirjo Gerasimov, Dmitrij V. Archaeology in the former municipality of Johannes |
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Carpelan, Christian Uino, Pirjo Gerasimov, Dmitrij V. |
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Carpelan, Christian |
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Archaeology in the former municipality of Johannes |
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Archaeology in the former municipality of Johannes |
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Archaeology in the former municipality of Johannes |
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Archaeology in the former municipality of Johannes |
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Archaeology in the former municipality of Johannes |
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archaeology in the former municipality of johannes |
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The Finnish Antiquarian Society |
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2021 |
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Iskos; Vol 16 (2008): Karelian Isthmus – Stone Age Studies in 1998–2003; 185–214 Iskos; Vol. 16 (2008): Karelian Isthmus – Stone Age Studies in 1998–2003; 185–214 0355-3108 |
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