Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania
The purpose of this study is to identify and characterise some of the raw materials in the Criș Valley, in the Apuseni Mountains, Romania which are suitable for knapping tools. The materials cropping out in this area include: siliceous sinter, agate, and silicified wood. The basic characteristics of...
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2014-09-01
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| description | The purpose of this study is to identify and characterise some of the raw materials in the Criș Valley, in the Apuseni Mountains, Romania which are suitable for knapping tools. The materials cropping out in this area include: siliceous sinter, agate, and silicified wood. The basic characteristics of the materials, obtained by macroscopic and petrographic investigations, provide a reference database useful in provenance studies on individual artefacts or whole assemblages. An assessment of each material is made regarding its quality as a knappable material. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-118268ebea7641ac876f619b21ecf36f2023-08-28T14:27:58ZengUniversity of EdinburghJournal of Lithic Studies2055-04722014-09-0112476210.2218/jls.v1i2.11011101Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, RomaniaOtis Norman Crandell0Babeș-Bolyai UniversityThe purpose of this study is to identify and characterise some of the raw materials in the Criș Valley, in the Apuseni Mountains, Romania which are suitable for knapping tools. The materials cropping out in this area include: siliceous sinter, agate, and silicified wood. The basic characteristics of the materials, obtained by macroscopic and petrographic investigations, provide a reference database useful in provenance studies on individual artefacts or whole assemblages. An assessment of each material is made regarding its quality as a knappable material.http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1101knappable materiallithic toolssiliceous sinteragatesilicified woodlithothequeapuseni mountainsromania |
| spellingShingle | Otis Norman Crandell Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania Journal of Lithic Studies knappable material lithic tools siliceous sinter agate silicified wood lithotheque apuseni mountains romania |
| title | Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania |
| title_full | Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania |
| title_fullStr | Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania |
| title_short | Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania |
| title_sort | knappable materials in the cris valley romania |
| topic | knappable material lithic tools siliceous sinter agate silicified wood lithotheque apuseni mountains romania |
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