A Microhistory of a Prehistoric Copper Artefact at the Foothills of the Eastern Carpathians

In which mention is made of an earlier investigation conducted along the Nechit stream valley, in the commune of Borlești, Neamț County, a contemporary field survey, and the necessity of providing a coherent narrative. The research team developed a theoretical and methodological framework, formulated a set of objectives, and adopted a cumulative approach—evaluating sources, understanding the working area, descriptive elements, typology and functionality, and the comparative method. All of this serves to reconstruct the varied history of a Pickelhacke, the principal actor in the reconsideration of terminology and in the inquiries concerning the function of an artefact discovered at the foothills of the Eastern Carpathians

Foothills · Mousterian · Prehistory · Terminology · Typology · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Mineralogy and Gemology Studies