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Amber discs with cross decoration from the eastern Baltic region. A research case study from the Daktariškė 5 Neolithic settlement, western Lithuania
Type of publication
Kitos knygos dalis / Part of other book (Y7)
Type of document
type::text::book::book part
Author(s)
Butrimas, Adomas | Vilniaus dailės akademija |
Slah, Gvidas | Vilniaus dailės akademija |
Title
Amber discs with cross decoration from the eastern Baltic region. A research case study from the Daktariškė 5 Neolithic settlement, western Lithuania
Date Issued
Date Issued |
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2020 |
Extent
p. 35-46
Is part of
The life biography of artefacts and ritual practice : with case studies from Mesolithic-Early Bronze Age Europe. Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2020. ISBN 9781407356822.
Series/Report no.
BAR. International series, ISSN 0143-3067; 2991
Field of Science
Abstract
Due to its aesthetic appeal and special characteristics amber was used since the Late Palaeolithic period and it appears that this jewellery was often used for ceremonial rites. One of these pendants – an amber disc with cross decoration – was found during archaeological excavations of Daktariškė 5, a Neolithic settlement, in western Lithuania (Telšiai district). For many years, together with the amber assemblages from Palanga, Šventoji and Juodkrantė, this artefact represented the majority of evidence of Neolithic amber manufacturing and use in Lithuania. In 2016, researchers from several Lithuanian scientific institutions and museums conducted a series of analyses on this amber disc with cross decoration. In this case study, use-wear, and FTIR and micro FT-Raman spectral analysis were used. The results allowed to ascertain the manufacturing process including the identification what type of tools were used for its production. During the use-wear analysis, various colour organic material residues were detected on the surface of ornamentation. Samples of this material were studied by FTIR and micro FT-Raman spectral analysis. The results of these analyses allowed us to not only reconstruct what the artefact originally looked like but also provided insights into the manufacturing process of the Late Neolithic tars used to colour the engravings.
ISBN (of the container)
9781407356822
eLABa
79551635
Coverage Spatial
Jungtinė Karalystė / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB)
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Bibliographic Details
47
Access Rights
Apribota prieiga / Restricted Access
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