A classification of bone, antler, teeth and horn objects from the Early Bronze Age fortified settlement in Maszkowice

Joanna Jędrysik; Marcin S. Przybyła

doi:10.23858/SA70.2018.013

Published: 2018-12-16

Vol. 70 (2018)

A classification of bone, antler, teeth and horn objects from the Early Bronze Age fortified settlement in Maszkowice

Joanna Jędrysik , Marcin S. Przybyła

Sprawozdania Archeologiczne

Section: Field Survey and Materials

https://doi.org/10.23858/SA70.2018.013

Abstract

Excavations on the Early Bronze Age fortified settlement in Maszkowice (Western Carpathians) carried out in 1959-1975 and 2010-2017 produced, among other finds, a collection of 56 artifacts made of bone, antler, teeth and horn. They were divided considering formal criteria (size, shape, decoration), as well as a character of use-wear traces into four types of ornaments (plaque, pendants, pins, dress items made of long bones) and seven types of tools (awls, perforators, spatulas, tanning tool, polishers, antler pick and hafted chopping tools). In the description of the types we focus on their functional interpretation, discussing some opinions already existing in the literature. In the final part of paper we analyze also a frequency of distinguished types in the different contexts as well as on the site in general.

Keywords:

Early Bronze Age, Maszkowice, bone and antler industry, traseology, functional analysis

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Jędrysik , J., & Przybyła, M. S. (2018). A classification of bone, antler, teeth and horn objects from the Early Bronze Age fortified settlement in Maszkowice . Sprawozdania Archeologiczne, 70, 269–296. https://doi.org/10.23858/SA70.2018.013

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Joanna Jędrysik

Affiliation:

Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University, Poland

Marcin S. Przybyła

Affiliation:

Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University, Poland