Prehistoric Pendants as Instigators of Sound and Body Movements : A Traceological Case Study from Northeast Europe, c. 8200 cal. BP

• Published in: Cambridge Archaeological Journal
• Main Authors: Rainio, Riitta, Gerasimov, Dmitrij V., Girya, Evgeny, Mannermaa, Kristiina
• Other Authors: Department of Cultures, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Arts)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
• Subjects: 615 History and Archaeology; Late Mesolithic; Northern Europe; Burial grounds; Bone technology; Animal tooth beads; Dental wear; Macro- and micro-wear analysis; Experimental archaeology; 6131 Theatre; dance; music; other performing arts; Sound archaeology; History of musical instruments; Rattles; MESOLITHIC CEMETERY; OSTROV; BURIAL; AGE; Oleniy; Oleniy Ostrov; Alces alces; Northwest Russia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/341023

In the Late Mesolithic graves of Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov, Northwest Russia, large amounts of Eurasian elk (Alces alces) incisors have been found. These teeth, for the most part fashioned into portable pendants, seem to have formed decorative sets for the garments or accessories of the deceased. This a...