Accuracy of the typological classifications of the Late Glacial and Early Holocene osseous projectile points according to the new AMS dates of selected artifacts from Poland

Orłowska, Justyna; Osipowicz, Grzegorz

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“…Base incisions, with an aesthetic and/or functional meaning, are documented on barbed points from Star Carr [ 11 , 66 ] and the Colinda point [ 67 ] but are absent in the Doggerland assemblage. Bilateral barbed points, which are represented by one fragmented specimen in the Doggerland assemblage [ 27 ], have a more north-eastern European distribution and they likely have roots in the French and Cantabrian Magdalenian tradition [ 9 , 68 ]. The Doggerland points fit well in a unilateral tradition of bone points that has its roots in some of the technocomplexes of the final Upper Palaeolithic.…”

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“…The points were placed on a hand-operated turntable and manually photographed. The smaller objects (NSM1, 6,9,19) were photographed at two different height stages. One image every 5˚was captured for each face, totally 72 per whole rotation.…”

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“…Barbed points are also widespread and typical artefacts from the Mesolithic. They were found in large amounts in Mesolithic contexts of northeaster Germany [4,5], southern Scandinavia [6], western Russia [7], southern Baltic [8,9], the Netherlands [10], and Great Britain [11]. Differences in technology and morphology that characterise barbed weaponry are linked to cultural traditions.…”

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The dynamic lives of osseous points from Late Palaeolithic/Early Mesolithic Doggerland: A detailed functional study of barbed and unbarbed points from the Dutch North Sea

Aleo,

Kozowyk,

Baron

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Osseous barbed and unbarbed points are commonly recovered from the Dutch North Sea and other Mesolithic sites of northern Europe. Interpreted as elements of projectile weaponry, barbed points are considered by archaeologists to be a technological innovation in the hunting equipment of hunter-gatherers. However, debate about their exact use and identification of the targeted prey species is still ongoing. To shed light on the function of these tools, we analysed a sample of 17 artefacts from the Netherlands with a multi-disciplinary approach encompassing morphometric, functional, and chemical analysis. 14C-AMS dating yielded the oldest date for a barbed point from the Dutch coast (⁓13000 cal. BP). The observation of microwear traces preserved on the tools provides solid evidence to interpret the function of barbed and unbarbed points. We show that there were two distinct tool categories. 1) Barbed points hafted with birch tar and animal or vegetal binding were likely projectile tips for terrestrial and aquatic hunting. We provide strong clues to support the link between small barbed points and fishing using wear traces. 2) Points without barbs served as perforators for animal hides. Our results highlight the importance of use-wear and residue analysis to reconstruct prehistoric hunting activities. The functional interpretation of projectile points must also rely on microwear traces and not merely on the association with faunal remains, historical sources, and ethnographic comparisons.

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The dynamic lives of osseous points from Late Palaeolithic/Early Mesolithic Doggerland: A detailed functional study of barbed and unbarbed points from the Dutch North Sea

Aleo,

Kozowyk,

Baron

et al. 2023

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“…12.6). Polish scholars made their own detailed classification; within points with round section, they singled out the "Nowe Juchy" type, which also includes points with a specific double-bevelled base (Galiński 1986;Orłowska, 2021).…”

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Solving Stone Age puzzles: From artefacts and sites towards archaeological interpretations

Nemergut,

Novák

2024

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The collective monograph presents eighteen contributions from leading Central European specialists in Paleolithic archaeology, Quaternary geology, anthropology, paleoecology, and other related fields studying the Pleistocene and Holocene. Individual chapters, presenting information from new research, results of the analyses, or newly published studies, cover various areas and topics related to the interdisciplinary research of the Stone Age in Central Europe (sources of stone raw materials, the technology of artefact production, settlement and subsistence strategies, chronological relationships, and paleoecological reconstructions). Although the authors use different approaches and methods in their works, the unifying element of this colourful mosaic is the effort to show how a wide range of archaeological sources can be interpreted and explained in different ways and how they can be used for further research. In this sense, archaeological explanations and interpretations represent a fascinating and never-ending journey of learning about our past.

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“…Intensive studies reveal various aspects of prehistoric behavior, including the choices of raw materials, manufacturing techniques and the ways tools were used (e.g., David 2006;Bergsvik and David 2017;Orłowska and Osipowicz 2018). Organic implements can be directly dated by radiocarbon, providing precise dates for individual objects, and demonstrating continuity and transformations in tool-making traditions of particular implement types (Groß et al 2019;Gummesson and Molin 2019;Jensen et al 2020;Wild et al 2020;Orłowska and Osipowicz 2022). Not only osseous finds from settlement layers but also single (stray) finds can contribute relevant data on the hunter-gatherer osseous industry.…”

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Bone Points in Time: Dating Hunter-Gatherer Bone Points in the Territory of Lithuania

Rimkus,

Eriksen,

Meadows

et al. 2023

Radiocarbon

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Bone points were one of the major hunting implements in northern European hunter-gatherer societies. They differ in shapes, types, and manufacturing techniques. In this paper, we investigate 22 bone points from the territory of Lithuania, by studying their morpho-technological characteristics, direct dates, and adhesive residues. The majority are isolated finds, but four points were selected from excavated archaeological sites dated between the 5th and 3rd millennia cal BC. Most of the points belong to the barbed points category, but six slotted points were also studied. Of the 22, 16 previously undated points were sampled for accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon (AMS 14C) dating. The results of 10 successfully dated samples are discussed together with previously published 14C dates of bone points from the same region. ATR-FTIR analysis of adhesive residues from six points suggest that birch bark tar was used to haft barbed points and lithic inserts. The results reveal the diversity of types of Early Holocene bone points in the territory of Lithuania, while the slotted and Kunda-type bone points fall into narrow timeframes.

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Accuracy of the typological classifications of the Late Glacial and Early Holocene osseous projectile points according to the new AMS dates of selected artifacts from Poland

Cited by 6 publications

References 51 publications

The dynamic lives of osseous points from Late Palaeolithic/Early Mesolithic Doggerland: A detailed functional study of barbed and unbarbed points from the Dutch North Sea

The dynamic lives of osseous points from Late Palaeolithic/Early Mesolithic Doggerland: A detailed functional study of barbed and unbarbed points from the Dutch North Sea

Solving Stone Age puzzles: From artefacts and sites towards archaeological interpretations

Bone Points in Time: Dating Hunter-Gatherer Bone Points in the Territory of Lithuania

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