Uncommon practice of re-use of Bronze Age stone axes
This article examines the typological features of some Bronze Age stone axes with obvious signs of re-use, discovered in the area between the Carpathians and the Dniester. For these objects, two ways of re-use are known: the use of damaged axes as rubbing stones / hammer stones or re-perforation of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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National Museum of History of Moldova
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Tyragetia |
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| Online Access: | https://www.nationalmuseum.md/ro/press_releases/journal_tyragetia/o_practica_mai_putin_intalnita_reutilizarea_unor_topoare_de_piatra_din_epoca_bronzului/ |
| Summary: | This article examines the typological features of some Bronze Age stone axes with obvious signs of re-use, discovered in the area between the Carpathians and the Dniester. For these objects, two ways of re-use are known: the use of damaged axes as rubbing stones / hammer stones or re-perforation of the worn-out specimens.
The authors of the article present nine artifacts discovered in settlements and cemeteries or as a result of chance finds. Most of the specimens were made of volcanic rocks; some have preserved decorative elements.
The re-use of such items was determined by economic and technological reasons. Some communities of the Bronze Age were forced to re-use damaged stone axes due to a lack of high-quality raw materials.
The fact that axes with traces of re-use are also found in cemeteries may indicate the symbolic significance that these objects acquired when they were put next to the dead. |
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| ISSN: | 1857-0240 2537-6330 |