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World's oldest dendrochronologically dated archaeological wood construction
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SYSNO ASEP 0524340 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title World's oldest dendrochronologically dated archaeological wood construction Author(s) Rybníček, Michal (UEK-B) RID, ORCID, SAI
Kočár, Petr (ARU-G) RID, SAI, ORCID
Muigg, B. (DE)
Peška, J. (CZ)
Sedláček, R. (CZ)
Tegel, W. (DE)
Kolář, Tomáš (UEK-B) RID, ORCID, SAINumber of authors 7 Article number 105082 Source Title Journal of Archaeological Science. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0305-4403
Roč. 115, MAR 2020 (2020)Number of pages 6 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords oak ; Central Europe ; Dendrochronology ; Early Neolithic ; Linear pottery culture (LBK) ; Water well Subject RIV AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OECD category Archaeology Subject RIV - cooperation Institute of Archaeology (Prague) - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology Research Infrastructure CzeCOS III - 90123 - Ústav výzkumu globální změny AV ČR, v. v. i. Method of publishing Limited access Institutional support UEK-B - RVO:86652079 ; ARU-G - RVO:67985912 UT WOS 000520610900003 EID SCOPUS 85078259296 DOI 10.1016/j.jas.2020.105082 Annotation In 2018, during the construction of a motorway in the East Bohemian Region near the town of Ostrov (Czech Republic), archaeologists excavated a structure of a wooden water well lining with a square base area of 80 x 80 cm and 140 cm in height. Due to the excellent conservation of the oak timbers, studies of technological details and precise tree-ring dating were possible. The used trees were felled in the years 5256/55 BC, which makes this well the oldest dendrochronologically dated archaeological wooden construction worldwide. It is the third well from the Early Neolithic period that has been discovered in the Czech Republic within the last four years. The design consists of grooved corner posts with inserted planks. This type of construction reveals advanced technical know-how and, till now, is the only known type from this region and time period. Thanks to the combination of annually resolved and absolutely dated tree-ring widths (TRWs), the Czech oak TRW chronology has been significantly extended back to 5481 BC. Wood anatomical identification of fragments from the well filling show mainly oak (Quercus spp.) and hazel (Corylus spp.), indicating a local forest composition dominated by these taxa. The shape of the individual structural elements and tool marks preserved on their surface confirm sophisticated carpentry skills. Based on these observations, we established a model for the ”chaine operatoire” from forest utilization to the final artefact at the beginning of the Early Neolithic period. Workplace Global Change Research Institute Contact Nikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268 Year of Publishing 2021 Electronic address https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440320300066?via%3Dihub
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