New find of a Mesolithic antler axe from western Poland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11012744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tomasz Płonka (0000-0001-8085-4273, University of Wrocław), Marcin Diakowski (University of Wrocław), Bernadeta Kufel-Diakowska (0000-0002-1316-6216, University of Wrocław), Wojciech Bronowicki (0000-0003-4891-8104, University of Wrocław), Beata Miazga (0000-0003-3714-1889, University of Wrocław), Krzysztof Stefaniak (0000-0002-4116-7275, University of Wrocław) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 93-109 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sprawozdania Archeologiczne (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0081-3834 • E-ISSN: 2719-647X |
| Publisher | Institute of Archeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.23858/sa/74.2022.2.2764 |
| OpenAlex | W4362673561 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
In 2017, a man fishing in the Oder River accidentally discovered an antler-base axe in the village of Domaszków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. In-depth study of the axe included analysis of the traces on its surface, radiocarbon dating and paleogenetic analysis, and concluded with the tool’s conservation. Most of the traces casting light on the techniques used in its crafting had been eroded by intensive water action. The axe was made from the unshed red deer antler. Among the preserved marks we note pointed depressions made during the separation of the antler beam, traces where the brow and bay tines were cut off, and concentric rings from the drilling of the perforation. A small scar on the axe’s blade was identified as resulting from the tool’s use. Radiocarbon dating placed the origins of the axe in Boreal period. Such tools are known from western Poland and the north-western European Mesolithic as well as from the Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age
Antler · Archaeology · Blade (archaeology) · Bronze · Geography · Mesolithic · Radiocarbon dating · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Geology · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |