In the last century, a big number of specific poplar-leaf shape points were obtained during the archaeological research at the Moravany nad Váhom-Dlhá. The assemblage contains numerous points of various sizes, methods of production at different stages of completion. The paper presents the results of use-wear analysis of the selected leaf points from Moravany nad Váhom-Dlhá. The study focuses on the relation between the morphology, raw material use, size of the points and the character of macroscopic and microscopic traces associated with their use and hafting, as well as the localization on the points. However, from the aspect of use-wear analysis, the collection is a bit problematic. It has been obtained a long time ago, mostly in 1943 and 1963. Instead of being packed separately, numerous leaf points were stored together only in few boxes. Many of them are damaged either by production, or as a result of post depositional processes, lowering the visibility of the original use-wear traces. First microscopic analysis indicates that these types of tools were probably used as hunting equipment.
The article is dedicated to the good memory of Ladislav ‘Laci’ Bánesz (1932 – 2000), who always wanted to see really connected Palaeolithic records of Eastern Slovakia and the Ukrainian Transcarpathia. In the article a group of Berehove and Muzhievo surface find spots situated near in situ Proto-Aurignacian Berehove I site in Transcarpathia (Ukraine) is discussed. The conducted study allow us to take a new look at these loci and their UP lithics. Instead of the before viewed as a group of Middle Aurignacian real sites, the considering actually Proto-Aurignacian loci are now understood as representing a series of various supply chain loci with raw material outcrops, workshops, a site-workshop, and special camps for now Berehove I base camp. All these functionally varying loci and the site situated at raw material outcrops at Berehove Volcanic Shallow Mountain Area do represent a logistic settlement pattern. Accordingly, it is the first case for European Proto-Aurignacian when a complex settlement pattern with a base camp and sites-satellites is recognized for a closely located cluster of loci. Now recognized Proto-Aurignacian site of Tibava in Eastern Slovakia most probably also belongs to Berehove and Muzhievo ProtoAurignacian site complex.
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