Stone Age technologies and human behaviors as reflected in decoration of osseous artefacts from the northern part of East-Central Europe
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Lenkija (Lenkijos karalystė. Kingdom of Poland. Poland); Traceologija; Artefaktai; Akmens amžius; Papuošalai; Archeologiniai tyrimai; Radiniai; Traceology; Artefacts; Stone Age; Ornaments; Archaeological investigations; Findings.
ENThis article presents the results of traceological studies of ornaments observed on selected prehistoric osseous products from Poland and Lithuania. Included are unique artefacts from this region dated to the Late Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic, or which are connected to Subneolithic communities. The article presents the results of analyses focused on interpreting the applied decorative techniques and tools employed in making the ornaments. In some cases, the use of metal tools, rare or unknown in a given area, is suggested, which presents a significant impact on the interpretation of the socio-cultural nature. An attempt is also made to identify the roles of symbolic features hidden in the way the ornaments were created or how they were treated afterwards. For the analysis of the artefacts, stereomicroscopes, SEM, computed tomography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) have been used. [From the publication]
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