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An early medieval symbol carved on a tree trunk. Pathfinder or territorial marker?
- 1.0352850 - ARÚ 2011 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Dreslerová, Dagmar - Mikuláš, Radek
An early medieval symbol carved on a tree trunk. Pathfinder or territorial marker?
Antiquity. Roč. 84, č. 326 (2010), s. 1067-1075. ISSN 0003-598X. E-ISSN 1745-1744
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IAAX00020701; GA AV ČR IAA300130505
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508; CEZ:AV0Z30130516
Keywords : Central Europe * early medieval * wood carving * fossil oak * alluvial setting
Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology
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http://antiquity.ac.uk/ant/084/ant0841067.htm
The unique discovery of a star shaped symbol carved into the trunk of a fossil oak tree represents a small, but important enrichment of the archaeological record. The trunk was found in the alluvial sediments of the River Labe (Elbe), central Bohemia, and it was radiocarbon dated to the 6th – 9th century AD. Symbols on trees have been used to mark trails, the ownership of land and resources and all maner of votive moments.
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