Akmens amžiaus žvejai prie Pajūrio lagūnos : Šventosios ir Būtingės tyrinėjimai

LTKnygos autorė Rimutė Rimantienė – žymi Lietuvos akmens amžiaus tyrinėtoja. Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus džiaugiasi galėdamas pateikti skaitytojams knygą apie Šventosios akmens amžiaus paminklų (V–III tūkst. pr. Kr.) tyrinėjimus, kurie truko beveik 40 metų. Ši medžiaga dabar sudaro Nacionalinio muziejaus Archeologijos skyriaus aukso fondo dalį. Šventosios paminklai verti būti šalia svarbiausių Vidurio Europos šiaurės akmens amžiaus paminklų, tyrinėtų pelkėse. Ši daugybę informacijos pateikianti knyga bus įdomi ir naudinga ne tik archeologams, bet ir kultūros bei meno istorikams, gamtininkams, geologams ir visiems besidomintiems Lietuvos praeitimi. [Leidėjo anotacija]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Neolitas; Archeologijos kultūra; Narvos kultūra; Žvejyba; Medžioklė; Rutulinių amforų kultūra; Žemdirbystė; Gyvulininkystė; Šukelinės duobelinės keramikos kultūra; Pamarių virvelinės keramikos kultūra; New stone age; Archaeological culture; Narva culture; Fishing; Hunting; Globular Amphora Culture; Agriculture; Cattle-breeding; Comb Ceramic culture; Corded Ware culture.

ENThe explored stone-age camps and settlements were discovered on the Baltic seacoast at the lagoon that has become overgrown by now and turned into the Baltic coastal marsh. On the northern side of the marsh stood fishermen villages of Šventoji and Būtingė that have recently grown into resort towns. The draining of the eastern side of the marsh was started as early as in late 19th century. Yet it was only in 1966 that major draining work was begun. During the melioration of the marsh, a local schoolboy Mikelis Balčius noticed archaeological findings in the digging; he collected and recorded them and informed museums, which passed the information on to the Institute of History of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. The Institute immediately started excavations headed by Rimutė Rimantienė, senior research fellow. This was rescue work. It was done in two stages: from 1966 to 1972 and from 1982 to 1998. During 24 exploration seasons the area of 10300 m2 was uncovered, excluding trial holes, and 42 sites were identified. Numerous people of various professions contributed to the exploration, mostly working on a voluntary basis. We therefore express our sincere gratitude to all explorers and diggers. The aim of the present work is to make a comprehensive presentation of the retrieved data illustrated mostly with the drawings and photographs of the findings made during the preliminary digs. The volume consists of three major parts: — the first part mostly deals with the natural environment where stone-age people settled at the lagoon (R. Kunskas) — the second, main part analyses the available research data by cultures in order to discover the course of the settlement, major trades, phenomena of spiritual life and relations between cultures — the third part characterises individual studied sites, their nature, the course of study, cultural layers and the findings by materials. [From the publication]

• Etnologija / Ethnology
• Archeologija / Archaeology
• Istorija / History