World's oldest dendrochronologically dated archaeological wood construction

Kód výsledku v 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>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/86652079:_____/20:00524340 RIV/62156489:43410/20:43917455

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

World's oldest dendrochronologically dated archaeological wood construction

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

World's oldest dendrochronologically dated archaeological wood construction

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA18-11004S" target="_blank" >GA18-11004S: Prodloužení české tisícileté dubové letokruhové chronologie</a><br>

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 periodika

Journal of Archaeological Science

ISSN

0305-4403

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

115

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

MAR 2020

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

105082

Kód UT WoS článku

000520610900003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85078259296