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Mensch und Umwelt im Ringheiligtum von Pömmelte-Zackmünde, Salzlandkreis
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SYSNO ASEP 0519530 Document Type M - Monograph Chapter R&D Document Type The record was not marked in the RIV Title Arrowheads from Pömmelte-Zackmünde: Use-Wear analysis Title Arrowheads from Pömmelte-Zackmünde: Use-Wear analysis Author(s) Sosna, Daniel (UEF-S) RID, SAI, ORCID
Spatzier, André (DE)Number of authors 2 Source Title Mensch und Umwelt im Ringheiligtum von Pömmelte-Zackmünde, Salzlandkreis, Arrowheads from Pömmelte-Zackmünde: Use-wear analysis. - Halle an der Saale : Landesamt für Denkmalpflege and Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt, 2019 / Meller Harald - ISSN 2194-9441 - ISBN 978-3-944507-89-7 Pages s. 175-186 Number of pages 11 s. Number of pages 196 Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country DE - Germany Keywords use-wear analysis ; ritual ; warfare Subject RIV AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OECD category Antropology, ethnology Institutional support UEF-S - RVO:68378076 Annotation This study presents the research on 55 chert arrowheads that come from the enclosure at Pömmelte-Zackmünde. Fatigue and abrasive wear of the arrowheads were analysed using a stereoscopic microscope. To understand the nature of wear, an archery experiment with the replicas of Late Neolithic triangular arrowheads was conducted. Most remarkably, our results show that 24 out of 55 arrowheads display evidence of features which are traditionally considered as diagnostic of projectile impact. Polish mostly related to hafting was identified on the surface of approximately half of the samples. Furthermore, the majority of the arrowheads bear bright spots primarily resulting from post-depositional factors. We offer two competing hypotheses to explain the processes which affected the arrowheads at Pömmelte-Zackmünde. The first one views shooting at the site as evidence of ritual practices associated with public display and social recognition among the warriors. The second one regards shooting as evidence of defence against violent attacks of aggressors and a possible function of the enclosure as a fortification for the community. Description in English This study presents the research on 55 chert arrowheads that come from the enclosure at Pömmelte-Zackmünde. Fatigue and abrasive wear of the arrowheads were analysed using a stereoscopic microscope. To understand the nature of wear, an archery experiment with the replicas of Late Neolithic triangular arrowheads was conducted. Most remarkably, our results show that 24 out of 55 arrowheads display evidence of features which are traditionally considered as diagnostic of projectile impact. Polish mostly related to hafting was identified on the surface of approximately half of the samples. Furthermore, the majority of the arrowheads bear bright spots primarily resulting from post-depositional factors. We offer two competing hypotheses to explain the processes which affected the arrowheads at Pömmelte-Zackmünde. The first one views shooting at the site as evidence of ritual practices associated with public display and social recognition among the warriors. The second one regards shooting as evidence of defence against violent attacks of aggressors and a possible function of the enclosure as a fortification for the community. Workplace Institute of Ethnology Contact Veronika Novotná, novotna@eu.cas.cz, Tel.: 532 290 277 Year of Publishing 2020
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