Proto-Eneolithic settlement feature for leather processing. Analysis of the Epi-Lengyel lithics from Drnholec, South Moravia

0567917 - ARÚ 2023 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Kaňáková, L. - Trampota, František - Dreslerová, G. - Nosek, V. - Přichystal, A.
Proto-Eneolithic settlement feature for leather processing. Analysis of the Epi-Lengyel lithics from Drnholec, South Moravia.
Archeologické rozhledy. Roč. 74, č. 3 (2022), s. 346-380. ISSN 0323-1267
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA19-16304S
Institutional support: RVO:67985912
Keywords : Epi-Lengyel * Proto-Eneolithic * lithics * use-wear analysis * lithic raw materials
OECD category: Archaeology
Impact factor: 0.6, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://doi.org/10.35686/AR.2022.16

The state of knowledge of the Epi-Lengyel settlement of South Moravia is still limited to a few isolated published sites, with a predominant focus on the typological evaluation of pottery. Collections of lithics remain unevaluated or are treated mainly typologically. The inventory of the settlement feature from Lidická Street, Drnholec, Břeclav district, comprising, among other things, 45 lithic pieces, has made it possible to apply modern methods to the evaluation of the collection, elucidating detailed aspects of its use and the depositional context of this function. It is the first-ever collection of Epi-Lengyel lithics in Central Europe studied by use-wear analysis. The results of this analysis show that it is a functionally homogeneous assemblage that was intended for processing animal materials, mainly leather. In terms of the distribution of raw material, there is an absolute orientation towards local sources. In a broader settlement context, the site appears peripheral.
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