Monica Mărgărit
Biographic Data
| ID | 667730 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Monica Mărgărit |
| GIVEN NAMES | Monica |
| FAMILY NAME | Mărgărit |
| SIGNATURE | MĂRGĂRIT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Valahia University of Targoviste |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6620-9224 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 54 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 54 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Filling in some gaps: A reappraisal of the upper Paleolithic sequences at Bistricioara-Lutărie III and Bistricioara-La Mal (Eastern Carpathians, NE Romania)
Chromatic Signatures and Comprehensive Archaeometric Investigations of Prehistoric Ochre from Southern Romania
This study investigates the composition, morphology and cultural significance of red pigment traces identified on bone pointed tools discovered in the Chalcolithic tell settlement of Pietrele–Măgura Gorgana, attributed to the Kodjadermen–Gumelnița–Karanovo VI cultural complex (4600–4250 BC). The observed use-wear patterns are consistent with repeated contact with soft, non-abrasive materials, including hide working, pigment application on leather…
Adornments in Funeral Contexts: Analysis of a Necklace from the Bronze Age Cemetery at Cândești, Romania
The Cândești necropolis is currently the largest excavated Bronze Age necropolis in Romania, with approximately 800 graves. Notably, one grave from an earlier phase of the Monteoru culture (c. 2200–1850 BC) contained a remarkable necklace composed of 22 perforated gastropod shells and a metal pendant. Our investigation adopted an integrated approach, including taxonomic identification, taphonomic, technological and functional analyses, experiment…
Buried Ornaments: Exploring Funerary Behaviours in the Chalcolithic From the Lower Danube
This article focuses on personal adornments found in Chalcolithic funerary contexts from the Lower Danube. Generally, these artefacts are made from exotic raw materials originating from the Mediterranean sea, particularly Spondylus shells, along with Glycymeris or Antalis shells, and less frequently from local materials. The latter either imitate Spondylus shell pieces or are exceptional items. The first goal of this study is to determine whether…
From chance to understanding: Scientific investigations of a prehistoric hoard from Southern Romania (Cocoșești, Prahova)
This article presents a case study that demonstrates the potential research value of metal-detected finds—when responsibly reported and properly contextualized—for advancing archaeological knowledge. Focusing on the prehistoric hoard from Cocoșești (southern Romania), accidentally discovered by a metal detectorist searching for pigeon leg rings, this study emphasizes that, despite the absence of a clear stratigraphic context, a careful analysis o…
Patinele din os: Analiza comparativă a unor piese arheologice şi etnografice / Bone skates: a comparative study of archaeological and ethnographical artefacts
Prezența unor oase având o fațetă aplatizată, în contexte arheologice variate, începând cu epoca bronzului, a suscitat o serie de discuții privind posibila lor funcționalitate. În general, este vorba despre oase provenind de la animale de talie mare, sumar prelucrate la nivelul epifizelor pentru regularizarea acestora. Pe suprafața lor sunt evidente două zone de uzură, dispuse pe două fețe opuse. Prima constă în dezvoltarea unei arii aplatizate, …
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure – the case of the osseous debitage waste from Drăgușeni – Ostrov
Studiile privind industria materiilor dure animale preistorice din România s-au concentrat în principal asupra pieselor finite, care de obicei păstrează doar urmele rezultate din etapele finale ale obținerii uneltelor respective. Resturile de debitaj și suporturile sunt rareori menționate, probabil din cauză că uneori nu au fost colectate în timpul săpăturilor arheologice. Dorim să atragem atenția tocmai asupra acestor tipuri de piese, adesea mai…
The emergence of the Neolithic in Dobrudja (Romania) reflected by the osseous industry
On the Lower Danube River basin, the oldest Neolithic assemblages appear around 6200 BC. However, the evolution of the Neolithic seems to have occurred later in the Dobrudja region between the Danube River and Black Sea. The archaeological evidence from the Dobrudja has shed light on subject long debated by specialists. At the current stage of knowledge, the oldest Neolithic archaeological finds belong to the Hamangia culture (c. 5300–4600 cal BC…
Economic significance of Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 in the Gumelniţa culture (5th mill. BC): From food to technical resources
Importance économique du Cervus elaphus dans la culture Gumelniţa (Ve millénaire avant J.-C.): de la ressource alimentaire aux ressources techniques. La région située entre le Danube et les Carpates est une zone clé pour la recherche sur les périodes préhistoriques, en particulier celles relatives au ve millénaire avant J.-C. Cette période est marquée par l'évolution du technocomplexe Kodjadermen-Gumelniţa-Karanovo VI, caractérisée par des change…
Different tools with the same functionality at Măgura-Buduiasca Neolithic settlement (Teleorman County, southern Romania)
Shell adornments of the 6th-5th millennia BC in the Romanian Lower Danube area
Originals or local replicas? The techno-functional analysis of the disc-shaped antler cheekpieces from the Bronze Age settlement at Sărata Monteoru, south-eastern Romania
Industria materiilor dure animale din situl preistoric de la Șoimești – Merez (jud. Prahova)
Ansamblul arheologic analizat în acest studiu provine din situl preistoric pluristratificat de la Șoimești – Merez (jud. Prahova). Piesele au fost descoperite în nivelurile de locuire atribuite perioadei timpurii a epocii bronzului și într-un mormânt de inhumație. Din os au fost confecționate mai ales vârfuri, urmate de falange perforate, dăltițe și un ac, în timp ce din corn a fost confecționată o daltă, iar din dinte, un racloir și un pandantiv…
A world of reindeer: A technological and functional reassessment of the Last Glacial Maximum osseous industry from Cotu Miculinți (northeastern Romania)
Exploitation of Osseous Materials During the Mesolithic in the Iron Gates
The Mesolithic settlements on the left bank of the Danube in the Iron Gates have yielded numerous artefacts made of osseous materials. Products and sub-products of the chaîne opératoire are present, suggesting in situ manufacturing of the finished items. Among a restricted range of artefact types, the most characteristic ones are bevelled tools made of antler, pointed tools of bone, and boar tusk scrapers. Our research has focused on identifying …
Technological transformation of the bone at the Eneolithic tell settlement of Vitănești, southern Romania (Gumelnița B1 level)
This paper discusses the technological exploitation of bone at the tell settlement of Vitanesti (southern Romania). A total of 307 artefacts from the Gumelnita B1 level were analysed for this study, which can be assigned to four product and sub-product categories (waste, blanks, preforms, finished pieces). At the level of determined bones, the most numerous are those belonging to large species, both domestic and wild mammals. We also note the use…
Pointed bone tools from the Hamangia culture on the Lower Danube: Manufacture and function
Barbed points from Romanian Gumelnița sites (second half of the 5th millennium BC)
Processing the Testudo carapace in Prehistoric Romania (8th and 5th millennia BC)
Recent archaeological researches in the Vârghiș Gorges karst area (Eastern Carpathians, Romania). A synthesis of the 2014–2020 campaigns
The Vârghiș Gorges karst system (Perșani Mountains, Eastern Carpathians) constituted a point of interest for speleologists, paleontologists and archaeologists since the second half of the 19th century. Their efforts succeeded in highlighting the notable archaeological potential of the area, although the actual research results were not always thoroughly reported. Since 2014, our team reunited specialists from 10 different institutions and various…
Reinterpreting an intriguing osseous assamblage from Chitila-Fermă (Bucharest, Romania)
The 2001– 2004 archaeological excavations at Chitila-Fermă (Bucharest, Romania) uncovered features and archaeological materials attributed to 4th century BC– 1st century AD and the 2nd– 5th centuries AD. To the 2nd– 5th centuries AD were assigned a few osseous items interpreted by V. Boroneanț as bearing the remains of an ancient form of writing. This assemblage, curated nowadays at “ Vasile Pârvan” Institute of Archaeology in Bucharest makes the…
Stone and Osseous Adornments in the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic of the Iron Gates
This paper is focused on the various kinds of personal adornments that were used during the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic in the Iron Gates region (southwest Romania). We review how the adornments were used, based on an analysis of their morphology and use-wear, and attempt to identify the sequence of actions involved in their manufacture. We document the changes in ornament type and technique that occurred between 12700–5600 cal BC, highlightin…
Implements of Wild Boar Canines During the Neolithic and Chalcolithic at the Lower Danube
This paper discusses the technological exploitation and transformation of wild boar teeth into tools during the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic north of the Lower Danube. Four main variables were taken into consideration: raw material procurement, blank production, object manufacture, and equipment maintenance. Tool finds from various prehistoric sites in Romania were compared, aiming to identify their impact on the economy of the prehistoric comm…
L’industrie en matières dures animales du site énéolithique d ́Atmageaua Tătărască (Bulgarie). Données technologiques et fonctionnelles / The osseous industry from the Eneolithic site at Atmageaua Tăt…
Eneolithic site from Atmageaua Tătărască yelded 63 pieces made of hard animal materials. These are mainly finished pieces with exceptional design (some of the other products and by-products of the technological scheme are also present) made of bone, red deer antler, wild boar and Unio and Cardium valve. This assemblage, coming from the old excavations, was attributed to two Eneolithic cultures (Boian and Gumelnița -phases A1, A2 and B1). Our tech…
Prehistoric adornments from Cuina Turcului
In this study we examine in detail the prehistoric personal adornments from Cuina Turcului rockshelter (Mehedinți County, Romania). Early Mesolithic (‘Epipalaeolithic’) and Early Neolithic assemblages are compared from the perspectives of context, typology and use-wear. Ornaments from the ‘Epipalaeolithic’ horizons include shells of freshwater gastropods (Lithoglyphus naticoides, Lithoglyphus apertus, Theodoxus danubialis), marine gastropods (Tri…
Testing the endurance of prehistoric adornments: Raw materials from the aquatic environment
Experimental studies of personal ornaments from the Iron Gates Mesolithic
Multi-proxy archaeological investigations of a Middle Palaeolithic occupation context in Eastern Transylvania, Romania
Learning from Experiment: Unio Freshwater Mussel Shells in Fifth-millennium bc Romania
Raw materials from aquatic environments were systematically used for domestic activities even before the appearance of modern humans. Here, the authors analyse the possible use of freshwater mussel valves of the Unio species, whose surfaces preserve marks resulting from their use. They consider the ways in which wear develops on these valves, starting from the comparison between archaeological exemplars and experimental pieces. An experimental pr…
Between worlds and elites at the beginning of the Early Bronze Age in the Lower Danube Basin: A Pluridisciplinary Approach to Personal Ornaments
Şantierul paleolitic de la Poiana Cireşului (Piatra Neamţ): O sinteză a rezultatelor recente (1998–2005) / The Poiana Cireşului Upper Paleolithic site – the last stage of research (1998–2005)
The Poiana Cireşului Upper Paleolithic site is located on the erosion level cut into the flysch strata, roughly equivalent in altitude to the middle (45 m) Bistriţa’s terrace, on the right shore of the river, 4 km N-W from the city of Piatra-Neamţ (North-Eastern Romania). The systematic excavations are currently carried out by an international Romanian, German and French team. The paper focuses on the recent results obtained during the last stage…
Shell adornments of the 6th-5th millennia BC in the Romanian Lower Danube area
Exploitation of Osseous Materials During the Mesolithic in the Iron Gates
The Mesolithic settlements on the left bank of the Danube in the Iron Gates have yielded numerous artefacts made of osseous materials. Products and sub-products of the chaîne opératoire are present, suggesting in situ manufacturing of the finished items. Among a restricted range of artefact types, the most characteristic ones are bevelled tools made of antler, pointed tools of bone, and boar tusk scrapers. Our research has focused on identifying …
Processing the Testudo carapace in Prehistoric Romania (8th and 5th millennia BC)
Personal adornments from the Eneolithic necropolis of Chirnogi-Suvita Iorgulescu (Romania): A picture of symbolism in prehistoric communities
The Necropolis of Chirnogi – Suvita Iorgulescu (Calarasi county) was located on the high terrace of the Danube and was investigated by Done Serba ̆nescu (in 1989) by means of the archaeological excavations carried out for the construction of the Danube-Bucharest Channel. For this study, we analysed the archaeological assemblage preserved in the Museum of Gumelnita civilization from Oltenita (Calarasi county) coming from 10 graves, out of a total …
From operculum to bead: Production of pearls from opercular bones of Cyprinus carpio in the Romanian Eneolithic
Significant amounts of opercular bones from Cyprinus carpio, used to manufacture circular pearls for adornments, were found from the Romanian Eneolithic, associated with the Gumelnita culture. The origins of this raw material are local: the carp was an important food resource for the communities located close to the River Danube. An experimental program was undertaken to obtain replicas of pearls of C. carpio, to compare with the archaeological p…
Originals or local replicas? The techno-functional analysis of the disc-shaped antler cheekpieces from the Bronze Age settlement at Sărata Monteoru, south-eastern Romania
Barbed points from Romanian Gumelnița sites (second half of the 5th millennium BC)
Stone and Osseous Adornments in the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic of the Iron Gates
This paper is focused on the various kinds of personal adornments that were used during the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic in the Iron Gates region (southwest Romania). We review how the adornments were used, based on an analysis of their morphology and use-wear, and attempt to identify the sequence of actions involved in their manufacture. We document the changes in ornament type and technique that occurred between 12700–5600 cal BC, highlightin…
Implements of Wild Boar Canines During the Neolithic and Chalcolithic at the Lower Danube
This paper discusses the technological exploitation and transformation of wild boar teeth into tools during the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic north of the Lower Danube. Four main variables were taken into consideration: raw material procurement, blank production, object manufacture, and equipment maintenance. Tool finds from various prehistoric sites in Romania were compared, aiming to identify their impact on the economy of the prehistoric comm…
Manufacturing technique and social identity: Three cases of ‘manufacture-by-wear’ technique
This paper focuses on the identification of changes in the processing of osse- ous materials in the southeast European Neolithic, beginning with three types of production by manufacture wear technique typical for the region: bipartition by abrasion, segmentation with fibre and perforation by wear technique. The processing of osseous materials is strongly conditioned by their natural anatomic shapes which is why only a restricted range of possible…
The exploitation of animal resources in Șoimuș-La Avicola (Ferma 2) settlement (Romania)
The aim of this paper is to present an interesting archaeological assemblage discovered during archaeological research at the settlement of Șoimuș-La Avicola (Ferma 2) (Romania). So far, this is the only example of a Turdaș culture osseous assemblage published. It is numerically representative, with 901 pieces, of which 796 are bone, 94 antler, 8 tooth and 3 valve. Among the bone pieces, a high standardisation in the selection of blanks is notice…
Dogs, jaws, and other stories: Two symbolic objects made of dog mandibles from southeastern Europe
The relationship between people and dogs has its beginnings in the Palaeolithic and extends to contemporary times. This paper explores the role of dogs in Eneolithic communities from the Balkans, with a particular focus on two dog mandibles which were discovered in House No. 14 at Sultana-Malu Roşu (ca. 4600 – 3950 b.c.) in Romania. The two artifacts belong to different excavation levels. The first mandible was identified in the foundation trench…
A hoard of astragals discovered in the Copper Age settlement at Iepureşti, Giurgiu County, Romania
This article presents the discovery of 25 abraded and perforated ovicaprid astragals in a burned house at the Gumelnita Copper Age settlement at Iepuresti in Southern Romania. They were analysed in terms of their processing, of the taphonomic processes that affected them (burning), and of their spatial distribution. These astragals were also analysed in the wider context of more or less similar discoveries made mainly south and east of the Carpat…
Technique and style in the european paleolithic art
Mărgărit Monica. Technique and style in the european paleolithic art. In: Annales d'Université "Valahia" Târgovişte. Section d'Archéologie et d'Histoire, Tome 2-3, 2000. pp. 83-87
Les découvertes d’art paléolithique de la vallée de Bistrita, dans le contexte de l’art mobilière paléolithique de Roumanie
Cârciumaru Marin, Mărgărit Monica, Anghelinu Mircea, Niţă Loredana, Cârstina Ovidiu, Cosac Marian, Pleşa Mariana, Dumitru Florin. Les découvertes d’art paléolithique de la vallée de Bistrita, dans le contexte de l’art mobilière paléolithique de Roumanie. In: Annales d'Université "Valahia" Târgovişte. Section d'Archéologie et d'Histoire, Tome 4-5, 2002. pp. 16-27
The origin and significance of Paleolithic art controversies around several hypotheses
Mărgărit Monica. The origin and significance of Paleolithic art controversies around several hypotheses. In: Annales d'Université "Valahia" Târgovişte. Section d'Archéologie et d'Histoire, Tome 6-7, 2004. pp. 61-65
Paleoliticul superior de la Poiana Cireșului (Piatra Neamț). Noi rezultate, interpretări și perspective
The Poiana Cireşului Upper Paleolithic site is located on the erosion level cut into the flysch strata, roughly equivalent in altitude to the middle (45 m) Bistriţa’s terrace, on the right shore of the river, 4 km N-W from the city of Piatra-Neamţ (North-Eastern Romania). The systematic excavations are currently carried out by an international Romanian, German and French team. The paper focuses on the recent results obtained during the last stage…
Un modèle d’analyse de l’art mobilier paléolithique
Les objets d’art mobilier découverts dans des sites préhistoriques sont souvent «vidés » des informations liées au contexte archéologique. Ils ont été sélectés selon des critères définis surtout par leur caractère exceptionnel par rapport au système de valeurs de la société actuelle. En plus, leur étude a été réduite à la description morphologique, à l’identification des similitudes, en vue de déterminer des «styles » , en vue de les classer dans…
Şantierul paleolitic de la Poiana Cireşului (Piatra Neamţ): O sinteză a rezultatelor recente (1998–2005) / The Poiana Cireşului Upper Paleolithic site – the last stage of research (1998–2005)
The Poiana Cireşului Upper Paleolithic site is located on the erosion level cut into the flysch strata, roughly equivalent in altitude to the middle (45 m) Bistriţa’s terrace, on the right shore of the river, 4 km N-W from the city of Piatra-Neamţ (North-Eastern Romania). The systematic excavations are currently carried out by an international Romanian, German and French team. The paper focuses on the recent results obtained during the last stage…
Les perles en valves de Unio dans l’habitat énéolithique de Hârşova-tell (département de Constanţa)
In the settlement from Hârșova-tell has been identified a series of valve-shells of the species Unio, in different processing stages, from entire valve-shells, simply perforated, and irregular chips, to finished pearls, used as decorative objects. The material we studied has been attributed to Gumelnița culture. The goal of such an approach is to recover the processes of raw matter acquisition, production, use and abandon, and sometimes reuse, wi…
About the organic material industry from the Gumelniţa settlement Seciu - Prahova District
The studied material was recovered during the prevention archaeological researches, in Seciu quarter, Boldești-Scăeni city (Prahova district). Based on the discovered archaeological material, the settlement can be framed in the Eneolithic Period, Gumelnița culture, stage A2, without excluding the possibility that the settlement may be founded somewhere at the end of stage A1. The organic material industry is represented by an ensemble formed by 2…
L’art mobilier paléolithique et mésolithique de Roumanie et de la République Moldova - connexions culturelles avec l'Europe Centrale et Orientale
The Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic Portable Art of Romania and of the Republic of Moldova. At present, the specialized circles admit the fact that portable art objects have commonly been created by all human societies beginning with the Upper Paleolithic (and, according to the most recent finds, even by the human groups previous to Homo sapiens) up to the so-called “ primitive” societies that are contemporary to us. The list of the functions th…
L’utilisation du harpon dans la culture Gumelniţa. Etude de cas: L’habitat de Borduşani-Popină (departement de Ialomiţa)
For the Neo-Eneolithic of the Romanian territory, the harpoon represents the type of a11ifact belonging to the bone industry on which we have mast information. The lot we had at our disposal for this study, coming from the settlement from 13orduşani-Popină, is made up of22 harpoons (coming from the diggings of the period 1991-2008), of which two can be considered pieces that were in the course of processing. ln this study we have tried to identif…
Şantierul arheologic Borduşani-Popină, jud. Ialomiţa (2012–2014)
Colectivul de cercetare ce a întreprins studiile arheologice de pe teii-ul de la Borduşani (jud. Ialomiţa) în perioada anilor 2012-2014 şi-a propus nu numai să contribuie la mai buna cunoaştere a evoluţiei locuirilor umane din perioada eneoliticului (în principal cultura Gumelniţa), de aici ci şi la cunoaşterea dinamicii locuirilor umane în zona înconjurătoare, caracterul acestora şi tipul de gestiune a resurselor din perspectiva unei abordări pl…
Programul de colaborare româno-francez de la Hîrşova-tell, jud. Constanța. Campania 2013
În campania anului 2013 au continuat cercetările ce au avut drept obiectiv principal obţinerea unor date suplimentare privind locuirile antropice în perioada de formare a teii-ului. Acestea au fost efectuate în sectorul ce a fost codificat SC/pP (Suprafaţa C/proprietatea Mihai Potamianos ), respectiv mica suprafaţă aflată la est de SB 1 , din perspectiva unei cercetări pluridisciplinare. Date interesante a fumizat şi sondajul realizat în curtea l…
From operculum to bead: Production of pearls from opercular bones of Cyprinus carpio in the Romanian Eneolithic
Significant amounts of opercular bones from Cyprinus carpio, used to manufacture circular pearls for adornments, were found from the Romanian Eneolithic, associated with the Gumelnita culture. The origins of this raw material are local: the carp was an important food resource for the communities located close to the River Danube. An experimental program was undertaken to obtain replicas of pearls of C. carpio, to compare with the archaeological p…
A hoard of astragals discovered in the Copper Age settlement at Iepureşti, Giurgiu County, Romania
This article presents the discovery of 25 abraded and perforated ovicaprid astragals in a burned house at the Gumelnita Copper Age settlement at Iepuresti in Southern Romania. They were analysed in terms of their processing, of the taphonomic processes that affected them (burning), and of their spatial distribution. These astragals were also analysed in the wider context of more or less similar discoveries made mainly south and east of the Carpat…
Programul de colaborare româno-francez de la Hîrşova-tell, jud. Constanța. Campania 2016
La campagne 2016 poursuit des recherches multidisciplinaires dans SC/pP a fin de mètre en évidence le caractère de l’évolution de la culture Boian représentent le commencement des occupations anthropiques sur le tell de Hîrșova. Des nouveaux carottages ont été pratiquées pour obtenir des dates supplémentaires concernent les phases d’évolution du tell dans la préhistoire. Ont été étudiés les restes de deux maisons (SL 112 et 113), non incendiées, …
The exploitation of animal resources in Șoimuș-La Avicola (Ferma 2) settlement (Romania)
The aim of this paper is to present an interesting archaeological assemblage discovered during archaeological research at the settlement of Șoimuș-La Avicola (Ferma 2) (Romania). So far, this is the only example of a Turdaș culture osseous assemblage published. It is numerically representative, with 901 pieces, of which 796 are bone, 94 antler, 8 tooth and 3 valve. Among the bone pieces, a high standardisation in the selection of blanks is notice…
Dogs, jaws, and other stories: Two symbolic objects made of dog mandibles from southeastern Europe
The relationship between people and dogs has its beginnings in the Palaeolithic and extends to contemporary times. This paper explores the role of dogs in Eneolithic communities from the Balkans, with a particular focus on two dog mandibles which were discovered in House No. 14 at Sultana-Malu Roşu (ca. 4600 – 3950 b.c.) in Romania. The two artifacts belong to different excavation levels. The first mandible was identified in the foundation trench…
Testing the endurance of prehistoric adornments: Raw materials from the aquatic environment
Spatulas and abraded astragalus: Two types of tools used to process ceramics? Examples from the Romanian prehistory
Multi-proxy archaeological investigations of a Middle Palaeolithic occupation context in Eastern Transylvania, Romania
Exploitation of aquatic resources for adornment and tool processing at Măgura ‘Buduiasca’ (‘Boldul lui Moş Ivănuş’) Neolithic settlement (southern Romania)
Evidence for the production and use of Lithoglyphus naticoides beads in Europe during the Holocene: The case of Sultana-Malu Roşu site (Romania)
Manufacturing technique and social identity: Three cases of ‘manufacture-by-wear’ technique
This paper focuses on the identification of changes in the processing of osse- ous materials in the southeast European Neolithic, beginning with three types of production by manufacture wear technique typical for the region: bipartition by abrasion, segmentation with fibre and perforation by wear technique. The processing of osseous materials is strongly conditioned by their natural anatomic shapes which is why only a restricted range of possible…
Experimental studies of personal ornaments from the Iron Gates Mesolithic
A set of red deer canine imitations from the Iron Age necropolis at Valea Stânii (Argeş County, Romania)
Red deer canine ornaments have been known since the Upper Paleolithic as symbolic markers of the status of the possessor. A recent discovery made at the Iron Age cremation necropolis of Valea Stânii (Romania) probably provides the latest prehistoric occurence of this type of personal ornament. This find was part of the grave goods in the burial in barrow no. 4, a double grave (an adult woman and a subadult individual of unidentified sex). Among t…
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