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Osseous points and harpoon heads from Šventoji subneolithic sites, coastal Lithuania. First traceological insight into the way they were produced and used

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This article presents the results of traceological analyses of bone points and harpoon heads discovered at hunter-gatherer-fisher sites 1, 3, 4, 6 and 23 in Šventoji, coastal Lithuania, c. 3500–2700 cal bc. The data obtained through the studies were used to interpret technological processes and operational chains resulting from the production of these artefacts, as well as in answering questions surrounding the function of some specimens. Another important result of the presented research is the confirmation, thanks to an SEM-EDX analysis, of the presence of an inlay in the decoration visible on one of the harpoon heads.

Source: Lietuvos archeologija

DOI: 10.33918/25386514-046005

Authors: Grzegorz Osipowicz, Justyna Orłowska, Gytis Piličiauskas, Giedrė Piličiauskienė, Mariusz Bosiak

Institutions: Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lithuanian Institute of History, Vilnius University

Language: English

Topic: Archaeological and Geological Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Aarhus Universitet

OpenAlex ID: W3138735563

FWCI: 3.675

Cites: 34

Cited by: 8

Related to: 10