Elk‐Head Staffs in Prehistoric North-Eastern Europe and North-Western Russia – Signs of Power and Prestige?
Around 30 axe‐shaped staffs sculpted as elk heads at the upper end have been found from burials and settlement layers across a widespread area, extending from the Baltic region to the Urals. These enigmatic items made of antler were in use for a considerably long period from the Late Mesolithic to t...
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ftunivturku:oai:www.utupub.fi:10024/161645 2023-05-15T17:40:39+02:00 Elk‐Head Staffs in Prehistoric North-Eastern Europe and North-Western Russia – Signs of Power and Prestige? Mantere Ville Kashina Ekaterina arkeologia ja Suomen historia, Archaeology and Finnish History 2602219 2022-10-28T12:43:50Z 18 2 https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/161645 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14680092/2020/39/1 en eng John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Britannia United Kingdom GB The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, UK and 350 Main Street, Malden, MA, USA 39 OJOA12185 10.1111/ojoa.12185 Oxford Journal of Archaeology 1 https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/161645 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14680092/2020/39/1 URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042826292 0262-5253 2022 ftunivturku 2022-11-03T00:00:20Z Around 30 axe‐shaped staffs sculpted as elk heads at the upper end have been found from burials and settlement layers across a widespread area, extending from the Baltic region to the Urals. These enigmatic items made of antler were in use for a considerably long period from the Late Mesolithic to the Early Metal Period, and depictions of elk‐head staffs are also known from Stone Age rock art sites. Using two previously misidentified elk‐head staff fragments from the Stone Age settlements of Zvidze in Latvia and Veretye in Russia as examples, the authors examine the role and function of elk‐head staffs. Special emphasis is put on the fragmentation of the artefacts: the authors point out that elk‐head staffs found in burials have been intact, whereas those found in settlement layers have mostly been deliberately broken and discarded. The authors thus interpret the elk‐head staffs as private items that were closely associated with the undertakings of their owners. Other/Unknown Material North-Western Russia University of Turku: UTUPub |
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Around 30 axe‐shaped staffs sculpted as elk heads at the upper end have been found from burials and settlement layers across a widespread area, extending from the Baltic region to the Urals. These enigmatic items made of antler were in use for a considerably long period from the Late Mesolithic to the Early Metal Period, and depictions of elk‐head staffs are also known from Stone Age rock art sites. Using two previously misidentified elk‐head staff fragments from the Stone Age settlements of Zvidze in Latvia and Veretye in Russia as examples, the authors examine the role and function of elk‐head staffs. Special emphasis is put on the fragmentation of the artefacts: the authors point out that elk‐head staffs found in burials have been intact, whereas those found in settlement layers have mostly been deliberately broken and discarded. The authors thus interpret the elk‐head staffs as private items that were closely associated with the undertakings of their owners. |
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arkeologia ja Suomen historia, Archaeology and Finnish History 2602219 |
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Mantere Ville Kashina Ekaterina |
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Mantere Ville Kashina Ekaterina Elk‐Head Staffs in Prehistoric North-Eastern Europe and North-Western Russia – Signs of Power and Prestige? |
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Mantere Ville Kashina Ekaterina |
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Elk‐Head Staffs in Prehistoric North-Eastern Europe and North-Western Russia – Signs of Power and Prestige? |
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Elk‐Head Staffs in Prehistoric North-Eastern Europe and North-Western Russia – Signs of Power and Prestige? |
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Elk‐Head Staffs in Prehistoric North-Eastern Europe and North-Western Russia – Signs of Power and Prestige? |
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Elk‐Head Staffs in Prehistoric North-Eastern Europe and North-Western Russia – Signs of Power and Prestige? |
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Elk‐Head Staffs in Prehistoric North-Eastern Europe and North-Western Russia – Signs of Power and Prestige? |
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elk‐head staffs in prehistoric north-eastern europe and north-western russia – signs of power and prestige? |
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John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
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North-Western Russia |
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North-Western Russia |
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39 OJOA12185 10.1111/ojoa.12185 Oxford Journal of Archaeology 1 https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/161645 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14680092/2020/39/1 URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042826292 0262-5253 |
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