Bone points in time: dating hunter-gatherer bone points in the territory of Lithuania

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Straipsnis / Article
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Bone points in time: dating hunter-gatherer bone points in the territory of Lithuania
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In the Journal:
Radiocarbon. 2023, Vol. 65, nr. 5, p. 1118-1138
Keywords:
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Archeologiniai tyrinėjimai / Archaeological investigations; Lietuva (Lithuania).
Summary / Abstract:

ENBone points were one of the major hunting implements in northern European hunter-gatherer societies. They differ in shapes, types, and manufacturing techniques. In this paper, we investigate 22 bone points from the territory of Lithuania, by studying their morpho-technological characteristics, direct dates, and adhesive residues. The majority are isolated finds, but four points were selected from excavated archaeological sites dated between the 5th and 3rd millennia cal BC. Most of the points belong to the barbed points category, but six slotted points were also studied. Of the 22, 16 previously undated points were sampled for accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon (AMS 14C) dating. The results of 10 successfully dated samples are discussed together with previously published 14C dates of bone points from the same region. ATR-FTIR analysis of adhesive residues from six points suggest that birch bark tar was used to haft barbed points and lithic inserts. The results reveal the diversity of types of Early Holocene bone points in the territory of Lithuania, while the slotted and Kunda-type bone points fall into narrow timeframes. Keywords: AMS 14C dating, ATR-FTIR, bone points, hunter-gatherers, osseous technologies. [From the publication]

DOI:
10.1017/RDC.2023.97
ISSN:
0033-8222
Subject:
Archeologija / Archaeology
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