Practical and symbolic aspects of the life cycle of arrowheads in Central Europe, 2,400–1,800 BC

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Practical and symbolic aspects of the life cycle of arrowheads in Central Europe, 2,400–1,800 BC

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Despite the decreasing importance of the lithic industry at the end of Eneolithic and beginning of the Bronze Age, a highly attractive morphotype – lithic arrowheads – played an important role in symbolic communication in Central European societies. The occurrence of lithic arrowheads preceded the full manifestation of a social class of warrior/power elites, defined within vertical social stratification with their characteristic metal militaria – swords, shields, spears, or armour. Lithic arrowheads were deposited exclusively in male graves, although other warrior equipment, such as wrist guards, copper daggers, and battle-axes, sometimes appeared in wealthy female graves as well. Arrowheads have been traditionally interpreted as a typical attribute of warriors because the alimentary importance of hunting was minimal in this époque. Although projectiles of this period have been mostly interpreted from a symbolic perspective, our results testify to a long practical life of the majority of analysed arrowheads, despite the fact that the deposition of arrowheads in graves is undoubtedly symbolic.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Practical and symbolic aspects of the life cycle of arrowheads in Central Europe, 2,400–1,800 BC

Popis výsledku anglicky

Despite the decreasing importance of the lithic industry at the end of Eneolithic and beginning of the Bronze Age, a highly attractive morphotype – lithic arrowheads – played an important role in symbolic communication in Central European societies. The occurrence of lithic arrowheads preceded the full manifestation of a social class of warrior/power elites, defined within vertical social stratification with their characteristic metal militaria – swords, shields, spears, or armour. Lithic arrowheads were deposited exclusively in male graves, although other warrior equipment, such as wrist guards, copper daggers, and battle-axes, sometimes appeared in wealthy female graves as well. Arrowheads have been traditionally interpreted as a typical attribute of warriors because the alimentary importance of hunting was minimal in this époque. Although projectiles of this period have been mostly interpreted from a symbolic perspective, our results testify to a long practical life of the majority of analysed arrowheads, despite the fact that the deposition of arrowheads in graves is undoubtedly symbolic.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

The Life Biography of Artefacts and Ritual Practice : With case studies from Mesolithic-Early Bronze Age Europe

ISBN

9781407356822

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

71-80

Počet stran knihy

128

Název nakladatele

BAR publishing

Místo vydání

Oxford

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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