USE AND POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANCE OF TWO SPECIES OF BORAGINACEAE FAMILY IN PREHISTORY – A REVIEW OF THE CUCUTENI CULTURE FINDS
Journal Title: Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi, Serie noua, Sectiunea II a. Biologie vegetala - Year 2014, Vol 60, Issue 2
Abstract
Our paper aims at presenting and discussing the discovery of Lithospermum officinale L. and Buglossoides purpurocaerulea (L.) I. M. Johnston seeds deposits from archaeological contexts. The nutlets deposits that we discuss here were found in three prehistoric sites belonging to the Cucuteni Culture (Vth-IVth millennia CAL. B.C.): Izvoare-Piatra Neamț (Neamț County), Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru (Bacău County), Frumușica (Neamț County). The two species are used for their anti-inflammatory, contraceptive or antitoxic properties. However, an in-depth contextual analysis of the various discovery contexts belonging to the Cucuteni culture, leading to a differentiation between the known deposits, allows us to explore different meanings of this category of archaeological finds, such as display of social status or involvement in magical/healing rituals.
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LOREDANA SOLCAN, MIHAELA DANU, IRINA IRIMIA, GEORGE BODI
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