World's oldest dendrochronologically dated archaeological wood construction
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985912%3A_____%2F20%3A00524340" target="_blank" >RIV/67985912:_____/20:00524340 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/86652079:_____/20:00524340 RIV/62156489:43410/20:43917455
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440320300066?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440320300066?via%3Dihub</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2020.105082" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jas.2020.105082</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
World's oldest dendrochronologically dated archaeological wood construction
Original language description
In 2018, during the construction of a motorway in the East Bohemian Region near the town of Ostrov (Czech Republic), archaeologists excavated a structure of a wooden water well lining with a square base area of 80 x 80 cm and 140 cm in height. Due to the excellent conservation of the oak timbers, studies of technological details and precise tree-ring dating were possible. The used trees were felled in the years 5256/55 BC, which makes this well the oldest dendrochronologically dated archaeological wooden construction worldwide. It is the third well from the Early Neolithic period that has been discovered in the Czech Republic within the last four years. The design consists of grooved corner posts with inserted planks. This type of construction reveals advanced technical know-how and, till now, is the only known type from this region and time period. Thanks to the combination of annually resolved and absolutely dated tree-ring widths (TRWs), the Czech oak TRW chronology has been significantly extended back to 5481 BC. Wood anatomical identification of fragments from the well filling show mainly oak (Quercus spp.) and hazel (Corylus spp.), indicating a local forest composition dominated by these taxa. The shape of the individual structural elements and tool marks preserved on their surface confirm sophisticated carpentry skills. Based on these observations, we established a model for the ”chaine operatoire” from forest utilization to the final artefact at the beginning of the Early Neolithic period.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60102 - Archaeology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA18-11004S" target="_blank" >GA18-11004S: Extension the Czech Millennia-long Oak Tree-ring width Chronology</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Archaeological Science
ISSN
0305-4403
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
115
Issue of the periodical within the volume
MAR 2020
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
105082
UT code for WoS article
000520610900003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85078259296