Original scientific paper
A Contribution to Our Understanding of Knapped Lithics from the Garbinovica Site near Poreč
Dunja Martić Štefan
orcid.org/0009-0003-5803-4887
; Archaeological Museum of Istria, Pula, Croatia
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Abstract
This paper presents the typological, technological, and functional
analysis of knapped chert from the Garbinovica cave. The modest
number of finds and the disturbed stratigraphy of the cave allow
for a dating of the finds to the prehistoric Neolithic period.
Eight tools were singled out from among the 35 lithic finds: two
blades, one bifacially retouched tanged point, two endscrapers on
a blade, and one drill-endscraper on a core chunk, a blade with
one retouched edge, and a chunk with two retouched edges. The
functional analysis found use-wear traces on one endscraper on
a blade, on one drill-endscraper, and on two blade fragments
without retouch. The analysis showed use-wear traces created
by the processing of flesh, animal hides, and wood.
Keywords
Garbinovica; Istria; knapped lithics; functional analysis; prehistory; Neolithic; cave
Hrčak ID:
312300
URI
Publication date:
8.12.2023.
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