Functional analysis of burins

• Autorzy: Stefański D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Traseological analysis has been performed on 225 burin points (in technological sense) on 181 artefacts from the Upper Palaeolithic site Kraków-Spadzista, sectors B+B 1, in three chronological horizons: Aurignacian (layer 7), Gravettian (layer 6), and Epigravettian (layer 5). The percentage of functionally undefined tools is up to 30% in all horizons. Most frequently, burin blows shaped the edge of tools used as scrapers, relatively often they shaped the edge of tools functioning as burins; the function of perforators and knives were less important. Only the Gravettian horizon is characterised by a larger number of tools functioning as knives; this indicates clearly that the main activity during the Gravettian occupation was butchering. Some specimens used as a projectile points are characterised by impact fractures.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

burins; Kraków; palaeolithic site

PL

rylce; stanowisko paleolityczne; Kraków

• Wydawca: Polska Akademia Umiejętności
• Czasopismo: Folia Quaternaria
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: nr 77
• Strony: 97--116
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 15 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Stefański D.

• Archaeological Museum of Cracov, Senacka 3, 31-002 Kraków,

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