An Alien In The Microlithic Assemblage : Functional Analysis Of A Large Tanged Tool From The Early Mesolithic Settlement Of Městec/Ostrov (Czech Republic)

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14210%2F22%3A00125690" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14210/22:00125690 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://puvodni.mzm.cz/Anthropologie/" target="_blank" >http://puvodni.mzm.cz/Anthropologie/</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.26720/anthro.22.03.24.1" target="_blank" >10.26720/anthro.22.03.24.1</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

An Alien In The Microlithic Assemblage : Functional Analysis Of A Large Tanged Tool From The Early Mesolithic Settlement Of Městec/Ostrov (Czech Republic)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The article deals with an atypical large tanged tool from the archaeological site of Městec/Ostrov in Eastern Bohemia (Czech Republic) found in a context of the microlithic assemblage typical for local Early Mesolithic settlement. This tool differs from a majority of lithic artefacts excavated on this site from technological as well as typological point of view. Morphologically it reminds Late Glacial Northern European tanged points, which were used as components of projectile weapons. However, an abrupt retouch shaping a tip of the analysed tool would be inconvenient for this kind of utilization. The functional analysis resulted in the outcome that, at least in the last stage of the artefact biography, it was not used as a projectile point, but rather as a multifunctional domestic tool, which could have been used for processing of various material (wood, bone and soft animal tissues). Traceological analysis suggests that the terminal part of the artefact was used as a borer, while the lateral edges were used for cutting and whittling. Finally, the occurrence of this tool type in this context is discussed. It remains unclear, whether this artefact represents a northern import, or if it is a Late Glacial reminiscence or even admixture. Also, it cannot be decided, if it was originally manufactured as a domestic tool, or if it is a reutilized tanged point.

Název v anglickém jazyce

An Alien In The Microlithic Assemblage : Functional Analysis Of A Large Tanged Tool From The Early Mesolithic Settlement Of Městec/Ostrov (Czech Republic)

Popis výsledku anglicky

The article deals with an atypical large tanged tool from the archaeological site of Městec/Ostrov in Eastern Bohemia (Czech Republic) found in a context of the microlithic assemblage typical for local Early Mesolithic settlement. This tool differs from a majority of lithic artefacts excavated on this site from technological as well as typological point of view. Morphologically it reminds Late Glacial Northern European tanged points, which were used as components of projectile weapons. However, an abrupt retouch shaping a tip of the analysed tool would be inconvenient for this kind of utilization. The functional analysis resulted in the outcome that, at least in the last stage of the artefact biography, it was not used as a projectile point, but rather as a multifunctional domestic tool, which could have been used for processing of various material (wood, bone and soft animal tissues). Traceological analysis suggests that the terminal part of the artefact was used as a borer, while the lateral edges were used for cutting and whittling. Finally, the occurrence of this tool type in this context is discussed. It remains unclear, whether this artefact represents a northern import, or if it is a Late Glacial reminiscence or even admixture. Also, it cannot be decided, if it was originally manufactured as a domestic tool, or if it is a reutilized tanged point.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Anthropologie : [international journal of the science of man]

ISSN

0323-1119

e-ISSN

2570-9127

Svazek periodika

60

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

61-74

Kód UT WoS článku

000920948700002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

999