Woody and non-woody forest raw material at the early Neolithic site of La Draga (Banyoles, Spain)

2022 ◽  
pp. 37-58
Author(s):  
Raquel Piqué ◽  
Marian Berihuete-Azorín ◽  
Anna Franch ◽  
Patrick Gassmann ◽  
Josep Girbal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raw Material ◽  
Early Neolithic ◽  
Neolithic Site

Obsidian in the Early Neolithic of the Upper Vistula basin: origin, processing, distribution and use – a case study from Tominy (southern Poland)

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Szeliga ◽  
Zsolt Kasztovszky ◽  
Grzegorz Osipowicz ◽  
Veronika Szilágyi
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Prompt Gamma ◽  
Early Neolithic ◽  
Musical Note ◽  
Southern Poland ◽  
The Carpathians ◽  
Vistula River

Abstract The inflow of the Carpathian obsidian into the areas on the northern side of the Carpathians and the Sudetes is confirmed as early as in the Palaeolithic. However, its greatest intensity occurred in the Early Neolithic, i. e. in the late 6th and in the first half of 5th millennia BC. During that period, the phenomenon was closely related with the development of the Danubian cultural groups in the upper Vistula river basin, including especially Linear Pottery culture (LBK) and Malice Culture. The constant presence of this raw material products in mentioned areas is documented from the classical (musical-note) phase of LBK, constituting one of the most expressive pieces of evidence of permanent and intense intercultural contacts with communities of the northern Carpathian Basin. This phenomenon has been repeatedly emphasized in the literature. One of the most numerous LBK obsidian inventories in the upper Vistula river basin was obtained at site 6 in Tominy, located in southern Poland, in the non-loess zone of the Sandomierz Upland northern foreground. The above-mentioned collection, its non-destructive elemental analysis, using Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA) and also traceological analysis, is the subject of this article. The results supplement the published data to a significant extent, simultaneously providing partial verification and updating of the current state of knowledge on the basic issues related to the Early Neolithic obsidian inflow into areas located North of the Carpathians, including primarily the origin of the raw material, the scale of its processing and distribution ways, as well as the range of its use by the LBK communities.

scholarly journals Contribution to Understanding the Distribution of ‘Chocolate’ Flint on the Polish Lowlands in the Early Neolithic: Kruszyn, Site 13

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
Jacek Kabaciński
Keyword(s):  
Complex System ◽  
Mass Distribution ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Early Neolithic ◽  
The West ◽  
Vistula River ◽  
Linear Band ◽  
Early Farmers ◽  
Basin Area

Abstakt “Chocolate’”flint was the main raw material used by the Early Neolithic Linear Band Cul¬ture (LBK) groups in the Polish Lowlands. Since the second (note) phase of the development of this culture, the early farmers developed a complex system of distribution of ‘chocolate’ flint within the great-valleys zone of the Lowlands. Concretions of raw flint were transported by the Vistula river from the outcrops located on the southeastern slopes of the Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) Mountains to Kuyavia. They were worked into cores and processed in settlements close to the Vistula valley. Cores and blades/flakes were also exported to distant locations to the west as far as the Lower Oder basin area. One would expect the existence of specialised workshops providing materials for such a mass distribution. Kruszyn site 13, Włocławek distr., is the first LBK ‘chocolate’ flint workshop discovered close to the Vistula river concentrated on production of blades. This site fits well into the LBK flint distribution system developed on the Lowlands

scholarly journals Analysis of the material culture and new radiocarbon dating of the Early Neolithic site of Amnya I

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-159
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Nikolaevna Dubovtseva ◽  
Lubov Lvovna Kosinskaya ◽  
Henny Piezonka
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Western Siberia ◽  
Northern Taiga ◽  
Taiga Zone ◽  
Early Neolithic ◽  
Neolithic Site ◽  
Relative Chronology ◽  
The One ◽  
Technological Analysis ◽  
Khanty Mansi Autonomous

The ancient fortified settlement of Amnya I is a unique Early Neolithic site in the northern taiga zone of Western Siberia (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, the Amnya river). It is located on a promontory and has three lines of defense and ten dwelling depressions. The structures of the excavated dwellings are very similar, though the artifact assemblage appears rather heterogeneous. We carried out a technical and technological analysis of ceramics, which showed no correlation between the texture, on the one hand, and the morphology and ornamentation of pots on the other one. Planiographic analysis of ceramics showed that vessels with comb and incising patterns are found in different dwellings, although there are objects in which both groups lie together. Various categories of stone implements (bladelets and polished arrowheads) also appear on different parts of the settlement. Most likely, the observed differences in the artefact complexes of objects are associated with the stages of the functioning of the settlement. The absolute chronology does not yet clarify the sequence of erection and existence of objects. New AMS date is probably vulnerable to a significant reservoir effect. The abundance of unsolved issues of absolute and relative chronology makes the resumption of research on this unique site urgent.

Bone Industry from the Late Neolithic Site Hotnisa–Orlovka

Epohi ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hristina Markova ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Bos Taurus ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Long Bones ◽  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Domesticated Animals ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Neolithic Site

The worked bones from the Late Neolithic site Hotnitsa–Orlovka provide information about production and use of bone objects from Central North Bulgaria in this period. The domesticated animals are the main source of the bone industry (mainly large ungulates like Bos taurus and smaller mammals like ovis/capra). The ancient inhabitants of Hotnitsa–Orlovka prefered the longitudinally split long bones (mainly metapodium) and flat bones (ribs). The finishing of the bone objects is produced by abrision with sandstones. It is observed that some of the types have productive standardization which was planned specifically so that the use of unnecessary labor and the throwing away of raw material are avoided. This in turn leads to the thought of specialized bone industry. Despite the lack on stratigraphy posiotion of the artefacts, paralels can be drawn between the general characteristics of the findings from Hotnitsa– Orlovka and a number of other Late Neolithic sites from the Balkans.

scholarly journals Flint ‘figurines’ from the Early Neolithic site of Kharaysin, Jordan

Antiquity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 94 (376) ◽  
pp. 880-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan José Ibáñez ◽  
Juan R. Muñiz ◽  
Thomas Huet ◽  
Jonathan Santana ◽  
Luis C. Teira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Neolithic ◽  
Neolithic Site

Abstract

scholarly journals The Neolithic Site of Serra Cicora: Results of the AMS Radiocarbon Dating

Radiocarbon ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Quarta ◽  
M D'Elia ◽  
E Ingravallo ◽  
I Tiberi ◽  
L Calcagnile
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Early Neolithic ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Ams Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Neolithic Site ◽  
New Information ◽  
Definition Of

Bone and charcoal samples from the Neolithic site of Serra Cicora in the Salento Peninsula (southern Italy) have been dated by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). Measurements appear to support other archaeological evidence and have shown that 2 distinct phases of human occupation of the site can be identified: the first occupation in the Early Neolithic and a second occupation in the Middle-Late Neolithic. The results provide new information and are a fundamental contribution to the definition of the absolute chronology of the Middle-Late Neolithic in this part of Europe.

Novopetrovka III—an Early Neolithic Site in the Western Amur Basin and Its Chronology

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
A. P. Derevianko ◽  
S. P. Nesterov ◽  
A. V. Tabarev ◽  
S. V. Alkin ◽  
Uchida Kazunori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amur Basin ◽  
Early Neolithic ◽  
Neolithic Site

Novopetrovka III—an Early Neolithic Site in the Western Amur Basin and Its Chronology

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
A. P. Derevianko ◽  
◽  
S. P. Nesterov ◽  
A. V. Tabarev ◽  
S. V. Alkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amur Basin ◽  
Early Neolithic ◽  
Neolithic Site

В статье рассмотрена хронология неолитического памятника Новопетровка III в Западном Приамурье, установленная по данным радиоуглеродного датирования нагара на керамике. Новопетровская культура в целом, представленная памятниками Новопетровка I-III и Константиновка, исследованными в первой половине 1960-х гг., по результатам типологического анализа пластинчатой индустрии была отнесена к V (возможно, VI) — началу IV тыс. до н.э. Обзор данных по изготовлению призматических пластин с помощью отжимной техники показал, что хронологически пластинчатые индустрии появились на обширной территории Евразии в финале плейстоцена — начале голоцена и продолжали существовать в отдельных регионах вплоть до энеолита. Поэтому они могут служить лишь ориентиром в определении относительной хронологии памятников. С появлением в 1990-х гг. радиоуглеродных дат, полученных по органическому наполнителю в керамическом тесте и нагару на керамике с поселения Новопетровка II, новопетровская культура была удревнена до 15,5-10,8 тыс. л.н. (калиброванные значения). На основе сравнительного анализа новых радиоуглеродных дат, определенных по нагару, установлен возраст памятника Новопетровка III -9,0-9,5 тыс. лет. В связи с тем, что в археологическом материале с новопетровских поселений в рамках длительного периода изменений не выявлено, обозначена проблема хронологической оценки как новопетровской культуры в целом, так и ее отдельных памятников.

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