Identifying organic residue on ground stone tools from Mesolithic sandy sites: selected examples from Paliwodzizna 29 in Central Poland

Emanuela Cristiani; Justyna Orłowska; Grzegorz Osipowicz

doi:10.23858/SA/76.2024.1.3746

Published: 2024-10-14

Vol. 76 No. 1 (2024)

Identifying organic residue on ground stone tools from Mesolithic sandy sites: selected examples from Paliwodzizna 29 in Central Poland

Emanuela Cristiani , Justyna Orłowska , Grzegorz Osipowicz

Sprawozdania Archeologiczne

Section: Field Survey and Materials

https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/76.2024.1.3746

Abstract

During excavations at the Mesolithic site Paliwodzizna 29 (central Poland), in addition to the flint artefacts typical for this period and region, a collection of 175 non-flint stone artefacts was discovered. This collection included various “macro-lithic tools” displaying visible intentional modifications and usage traces. This observation prompted a preliminary traceological analysis of a selection of tools. The primary goal of the presented research was to assess the possibility of analysing and interpreting use-wear traces and potential residues on these tools. The ultimate aim was to investigate the feasibility of conducting such analyses on macro-lithic tools from the sandy sites of the Polish Lowland dating back to the Mesolithic.

Keywords:

use-wear, residues, macro-lithic tools, Polish Lowland, Mesolithic

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Cristiani, E., Orłowska, J., & Osipowicz, G. (2024). Identifying organic residue on ground stone tools from Mesolithic sandy sites: selected examples from Paliwodzizna 29 in Central Poland. Sprawozdania Archeologiczne, 76(1), 237–250. https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/76.2024.1.3746

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Emanuela Cristiani

Affiliation:

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, DANTE - Diet and Ancient Technology Laboratory, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, Italy

Justyna Orłowska

justyna.orlowska@umk.pl
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7843-3506

Affiliation:

Institute of Archaeology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland, Poland

Grzegorz Osipowicz

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4393-655X

Affiliation:

Institute of Archaeology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland, Poland