The Application of the Multi-Layered Chert Sourcing Approach (MLA) for the Characterisation and Differentiation of ‘Chocolate Silicites’ from the Holy Cross Mountains, South-Central Poland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9608742 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Brandl (0000-0002-0214-8231, corresponding author), Christoph Hauzenberger (0000-0002-9972-1320), Maria M Martinez, Peter Filzmoser (0000-0002-8014-4682), Dagmara H Werra (0000-0003-2233-1663) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Pages | 119-150 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeologia Austriaca (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-8008 • E-ISSN: 1816-2959 |
| Publisher | Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Verlag (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1553/archaeologia100s119 |
| OpenAlex | W2565148661 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
Chocolate silicites from the Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) Mountains in south-central Poland were widely used for stone tool production from Middle Palaeolithic times to the Early Iron Age. Their presence extends beyond Poland into lithic assemblages from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and eastern Austria. Outcrops of this material are situated within a narrow strip of Mesozoic (Upper Jurassic) sediments at the northeastern footslopes of the Holy Cross Mountains. Attempts of a raw material characterisation were repeatedly undertaken, however, a clear differentiation of the visually defined subvarieties was never achieved. For the present study, we applied the Multi-Layered Chert Sourcing Approach (MLA) by combining macroscopic, microscopic and geochemical analyses using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to samples from five chocolate silicite deposits in order to characterise the materials and to assess the potential of a source differentiation. Secondly, we included chert samples from SąspÃ3w near KrakÃ3w for differentiation on a larger scale. Our results illustrate that a source separation of Holy Cross Mountains chocolate silicites is possible to a certain extent – there are limitations due to their geographic proximity and the resulting similar geologic genesis environments. However, our study showed clear possibilities to differentiate chocolate silicites from Jurassic-KrakÃ3w silicites based on characteristic microfossil inclusions and trace element contents
Archaeology · Czech · Geochemistry · Geography · Outcrop · Trace element · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Mineralogy and Gemology Studies · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |