Quelques observations d’ordre technologique et typologique sur les industries lithiques découvertes à Atmageaua Tătărasca (Sokol, Bulgarie)
Journal Title: MATERIALE SI CERCETARI ARHEOLOGICE - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
The site of Atmageaua Tătărască in Southern Dobrudja has a long occupation sequence, spanning from Boian A, Gumelnita A1, Gumelnița A2, to Gumelnița B. With a few exceptions, the archaeological patterns were not recorded during the excavations. The lithic industry includes 976 pieces, for most of them (72.84%) issued from the level III – Gumelnița A1. After analysing the material from level III, several conclusions arise. At leastpart of the knapping process was carried out locally, viz. for large and medium‐sized blades. This paper puts forward the hypothesis of the presence of a workshop involving specialized knappers for level III. Blade production is predominant, and at least two reduction sequences were identified. Two types of percussion are observed: direct percussion with hard hammer (predominant) and indirect percussion; conversely, pressure flaking technique is lacking. Tools amount to 36.56% of the assemblage and, supplemented by axes, up to 39.09%. Among the tools, the most numerous are burins (33.46%) and endscrapers (27.69%), followed by retouched blades (19.23%) and truncations (9.23%). Less represented tool groups are notches, sidescrapers, scaled pieces, retouched flakes, becs, as well as an arrow point. It is also worth mentioning composite tools (3.65%) and the reuse of old tools, which were re‐shaped into new ones. The raw material is of high quality; it is also fairly homogenous, giving preference to the local Ravno (93.54%) and Kriva Reka type of Ludogorie chert, yellow‐brown and grey Upper Cretaceous flint (Moesian flint), but also a dark blue chert possibly issued fromthe middle Prut valley.
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Roxana Dobrescu
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