Prehistoric quarrying in the Jizerské hory mountains

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ID8240510
AuthorsPavel Burgert (0000-0002-2032-0314, Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii, corresponding author), P Šída (0000-0002-6736-6803, University of Hradec Králové), František Trampota (0000-0001-8437-9246, Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii), Václav Kachlík (0000-0002-6005-4823), Antonín Přichystal (0000-0001-6653-0416)
Year2024
Volume69
Publication date2024-12-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArcheologia Polski (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-8180 • E-ISSN: 2719-7034
PublisherInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • PL)
DOI10.23858/apol69.2024.003
OpenAlexW4406293211
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

In the 20 years since the important discovery of metabasite quarrying in the Jizerské hory Mountains (northern Bohemia, Czech Republic) a wealth of knowledge has been gathered on this raw material used to make Neolithic polished stone tools. A synthesis of these results now gives a more comprehensive view of how this raw material was employed in different periods and extracted directly at the source sites. The overview is at the same time a springing board for further research. Exploitation of metabasite and its widest spatial distribution was in the Linear Pottery culture (LBK; 5400–5000/4900 BC). In the post-LBK period of regionalisation, the sources of raw materials for the production of polished tools were diversified and the degree of utilisation of Jizera Mountains-type metabasite is demonstrably varied by region

Archaeology · Geography · Geomorphology · Mining engineering · Plucking · Prehistory · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · European Linguistics and Anthropology · Geology · Historical and Archaeological Studies

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