Evidence for the production and use of Lithoglyphus naticoides beads in Europe during the Holocene: The case of Sultana-Malu Roşu site (Romania)

Lazăr, Cǎtǎlin; Mărgărit, Monica; Radu, Valentin

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2017.10.033

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“…Other species listed above are somewhat incidental finds in burials; Lithoglyphus and Euspira are the species that had a source outside of Poland. Ornaments made of Lithoglyphus shells are known from archaeological sites in Central Europe dating to the Mesolithic, Neolithic, and less frequently also to the Copper Age (e.g., Harzhauser et al, 2007; Lazăr, Mărgărit, & Radu, 2017; Mărgărit, Mirea, & Radu, 2017; Zápotocká & Vokolek, 1997). However, they were not used for ornaments so commonly as marine and other freshwater species.…”

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“…5,000/4,900-4,500/ 4,400 BC (Siklósi, 2004(Siklósi, , 2013. They were also common in assemblages known from present-day Ukraine (the Horodotsko-Zdovbytska culture, contemporary of the Strzyżów culture), that is Juchyn site (two shells of Pectunculus species from Glycymerididae family- Samolyuk, 2009), and Torczyn near Łuck (Strzyżow Culture; Fitzke, 1975 Harzhauser et al, 2007;Lazăr, Mărgărit, & Radu, 2017;Mărgărit, Mirea, & Radu, 2017;Zápotocká & Vokolek, 1997). However, they were not used for ornaments so commonly as marine and other freshwater species.…”

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“…However, they were not used for ornaments so commonly as marine and other freshwater species. Beads of these species are generally found in the area around the Iron Gates of the Danube: the Mesolithic burials at the Schela Cladovei site, burial M38 (Mărgărit et al, 2017), the Copper Age Gumelniţa culture site Sultana-Malu Roşu (4,500-3,900 cal BC) (Lazăr et al, 2017), and the Early Neolithic (Linear Pottery Culture) burial in Kleinhadersdorf in Austria (Harzhauser et al, 2007). They are also known from a rich child's grave located in the Czech Republic at the site Plotiště nad Labem (LPC; Zápotocká & Vokolek, 1997 (Kurzawska & Kowalewska-Marszałek, 2010).…”

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Miocene shells in Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age burials in Poland

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The present study provides an archaeological interpretation of shell assemblages from Neolithic and Early Bronze Age burials found in Poland based on the identification of fossil shell type and provenience. The taxonomic identification of shells directly points to their source of procurement, which facilitates the understanding of why only some societies used shell ornaments and why only certain species were selected for use in this way. Focusing on artefacts, we present the results of standard methods of analysis used in archaeomalacological research. Strontium isotope analysis 87 Sr/ 86 Sr was furthermore applied in the cases for which the exact recognition of species was impossible based on standard methods. The research shows that for the periods discussed, one can observe both the phenomena of the transfer of prestigious objects (Quaternary shells obtained from the Mediterranean) and the transmission of ideas with subsequent local adaptation (the use of local Miocene fossil shells similarly to Quaternary Mediterranean shells). The shells constitute a part of the Neolithic tradition of body ornamentation seen during this period across Europe. The study indicates that fossil shells were only used by some of the communities inhabiting the area of southern Poland in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age and suggests chronological and regional differentiation.

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Miocene shells in Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age burials in Poland

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“…The perforation method and use-wear analysis for 12 of the Lithoglyphus naticoides specimens as well as the experiments to determine their identify have been published [21]. Observations on the specimens found in recent years have been compared to previous results [22, 23, 24]. Several sources were used to identify the perforation methods employed on the Homalopoma sanguineum shells.…”

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Mobility and social identity in the Mid Upper Paleolithic: New personal ornaments from Poiana Cireșului (Piatra Neamț, Romania)

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Cârciumaru

Nicolae³

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Most of the Paleolithic art and ornaments discovered in Romania come from the site of Poiana Cireșului. Four Paleolithic layers have been studied at this site—the oldest one belongs to the Early Gravettian period between 30 ka and 31 ka BP. The ornaments discovered in this layer include perforated shells from three species of mollusks: freshwater Lithoglyphus naticoide and Lithoglyphus apertus as well as Homalopoma sanguineum (an exclusively Mediterranean species). Poiana Cireșului is one of the very few Gravettian sites where perforated Homalopoma sanguineum shells were found, and the importance of this discovery is stressed even more by the very long distance between the site and the nearest source located over 900 km away. This find suggests the connection of communities here with the Mediterranean area as well as a possible movement of populations from the south of the continent to the east of the Carpathians with significant implications in understanding human group mobility and the origin of the Early Gravettian in this area. Furthermore, Poiana Cireșului is the only Gravettian settlement where Lithoglyphus naticoides shells were used. The unique association of perforated shells—not found in any other Gravettian settlement—contributes to the identity of the Paleolithic community of Poiana Cireșului through their ornaments.

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“…Bonnardin 2009;Rigaud 2011;Rigaud 2013;Cristiani, Borić 2012;Vanhaeren et al 2013;Cristiani, Živaljević, Borić 2014; Rigaud, d'Errico, Vanhaeren 2015;Falci et al 2019;Mărgărit, Dimache 2019. 15 Mărgărit 2016Lazăr, Mărgărit, Radu 2018; …”

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Prehistoric adornments from Cuina Turcului

Mărgărit¹,

Boroneanț²

2020

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In this study we examine in detail the prehistoric personal adornments from Cuina Turcului rockshelter (Mehedinți County, Romania). Early Mesolithic ("Epipalaeolithic") and Early Neolithic assemblages are compared from the perspectives of context, typology and use-wear. Ornaments from the "Epipalaeolithic" horizons include shells of freshwater gastropods (Lithoglyphus naticoides, Lithoglyphus apertus, Theodoxus danubialis), marine gastropods (Tritia sp.) and scaphopods. Mammalian teeth (Cervus elaphus, Sus scrofa, Canis lupus, Castor fiber, etc.) were perforated. Pendants were obtained by perforating fish vertebrae, as well as segments of mammalian bone and antler. During the Early Neolithic, the shells of Lithoglyphus naticoides and Theodoxus danubialis continued to be used along with scaphopod (tusk) shells. The inventory also includes a marine gastropod, Columbella sp., known from Mesolithic and Early Neolithic contexts elsewhere in the Iron Gates. The presence of a single perforated fox canine suggests that mammalian teeth continued to be turned into pendants. However, new forms of adornment appeared, including cylindrical and disc beads made of various materials, bone buttons and stone decorative elements. These involved more complex technological schemes for processing raw materials. The finds from Cuina Turcului provide evidence for the continuation within the Iron Gates region of Mesolithic ornamental traditions into the Early Neolithic alongside the appearance of new "Neolithic" types, consistent with the arrival and integration into the region of a new population with different cultural traditions. Rezumat: Podoabele preistorice de la Cuina TurculuiÎn acest studiu, examinăm în detaliu podoabele preistorice din adăpostul de sub stâncă de la Cuina Turcului (județul Mehedinți, România), piesele atribuite mezoliticului timpuriu ("epipaleoliticului") și neoliticului timpuriu fiind comparate din perspectiva contextului, tipologiei și uzurii. Ornamentele din nivelurile "epipaleolitice" includ cochilii de gasteropode de apă dulce (Lithoglyphus naticoides, Lithoglyphus apertus, Theodoxus danubialis), de gasteropode marine (Tritia sp.) și de scafopode. Acestora li se adaugă dinți de mamifere (Cervus elaphus, Sus scrofa, Canis lupus, Castor fiber, etc.) perforați. Pandantivele au fost obținute prin perforarea vertebrelor de pește, precum și a unor fragmente de os și corn de cervide. Pe durata neoliticului timpuriu, cochiliile de Lithoglyphus naticoides și Theodoxus danubialis au continuat să fie utilizate împreună cu cochiliile de scafopode. Inventarul include, de asemenea, un gasteropod marin, Columbella sp., cunoscut din alte contexte mezolitice și neolitice timpurii în afara regiunii Porțile de Fier. Prezența unui singur canin perforat de vulpe sugerează că dinții de mamifere au continuat să fie transformați în pandantive. Cu toate acestea, au apărut noi tipuri de podoabă, inclusiv mărgelele cilindrice și discoidale realizate din diverse materiale, nasturi de os și elemente decorative din piatră. Acestea impli...

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Evidence for the production and use of Lithoglyphus naticoides beads in Europe during the Holocene: The case of Sultana-Malu Roşu site (Romania)

Cited by 9 publications

References 26 publications

Miocene shells in Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age burials in Poland

Miocene shells in Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age burials in Poland

Mobility and social identity in the Mid Upper Paleolithic: New personal ornaments from Poiana Cireșului (Piatra Neamț, Romania)

Prehistoric adornments from Cuina Turcului

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