Chipped lithic artefacts from Paradimi and Krovili (Thrace, Northern Greece). Remarks from the 2020 surface investigations

Andrzej Pelisiak; Dushka Urem-Kotsou; Maciej Dębiec; Dimitris Matsas; Periklis Chrysafakoglou

doi:10.23858/SA/75.2023.2.3488

Published: 2023-12-31

Vol. 75 No. 2 (2023)

Chipped lithic artefacts from Paradimi and Krovili (Thrace, Northern Greece). Remarks from the 2020 surface investigations

Andrzej Pelisiak , Dushka Urem-Kotsou , Maciej Dębiec , Dimitris Matsas , Periklis Chrysafakoglou

Sprawozdania Archeologiczne

Section: Field Survey and Materials

https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/75.2023.2.3488

Abstract

The paper presents flaked lithic materials from two tell-type Neolithic sites Paradimi and Krovili located in Eastern Thrace. They were obtained during systematic and detailed surface surveys. All the collected lithic materials were examined and described. Some conclusions about processing and sources of raw materials were presented along with comparisons to other Neolithic sites in northern Greece.

Keywords:

Greece, Aegean Thrace, Neolithic, Paradimi culture, chipped lithic artefacts, raw material

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Pelisiak , A., Urem-Kotsou, D., Dębiec, M., Matsas, D., & Chrysafakoglou, P. (2023). Chipped lithic artefacts from Paradimi and Krovili (Thrace, Northern Greece). Remarks from the 2020 surface investigations. Sprawozdania Archeologiczne, 75(2), 225–250. https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/75.2023.2.3488

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Andrzej Pelisiak

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9870-9656

Affiliation:

Institute of Archaeology, University of Rzeszów , Poland

Dushka Urem-Kotsou

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9534-6340

Affiliation:

Department of History and Ethnology, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

Maciej Dębiec

debiecmaciej@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8679-6278

Affiliation:

Institute of Archaeology, University of Rzeszów, Poland

Dimitris Matsas

Affiliation:

Emeritus Director of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Rhodope, Greece, Greece

Periklis Chrysafakoglou

https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5120-1248

Affiliation:

Department of History and Ethnology, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece