Functions of early Iron Age handstones. Experimental and traceological approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11001183 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernadeta Kufel-Diakowska (0000-0002-1316-6216, Instytut ArcheologiiUniwersytet Wrocławskiul. Szewska 48, 50-139 WrocławWrocławPoland), Justyna Baron (0000-0001-6429-2872, Instytut ArcheologiiUniwersytet Wrocławskiul. Szewska 48, 50-139 WrocławWrocławPoland, corresponding author), Aneta Buchner (0000-0002-0920-7548, Polska Akademia NaukInstytut Archeologii i Etnilogii50-114 WrocławWrocławPoland), Michał Lipert (Instytut ArcheologiiUniwersytet Wrocławskiul. Szewska 48, 50-139 WrocławWrocławPoland), Izabela Ziewiecka (Instytut ArcheologiiUniwersytet Wrocławskiul. Szewska 48, 50-139 WrocławWrocławPoland) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 267-289 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Praehistorische Zeitschrift (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0079-4848 • E-ISSN: 1613-0804 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/pz-2020-0012 |
| OpenAlex | W3035450102 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The multi-faceted analyses proved that the community of early Iron Age settlement (7 th century BC) at Milejowice in SW Poland used easily accessible, erratic pebbles of similar shapes for various purposes. Referring to the results of our experimental work, we examined a collection of 46 stone objects found in various contexts. Using microscopic analysis of use-wear, we identified the handstones for grinding grain and plant stalks and also used for pottery production (grog obtaining) and decoration (red pigment powdering). Some of the handstones served for only one purpose, while the other might have been used to process both hard and soft materials. The distribution of the handstones in the settlement area showed that they were strongly associated with household activities which included both food processing and pottery manufacturing
Archaeology · Geography · Grinding · Grog · Iron Age · Metallurgy · Pottery · Settlement (finance · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Computer Science · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Materials Science
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |