Mountainous cultural crossroads: voyages for ochre quarrying

Recent decades have presented increased interest in provenance studies. However, such research in the sphere of mineral pigments are rare in archaeological dispute. The main aim of this paper is to portray the state of knowledge on that issue, fo...

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Main Author: Julia Kościuk-Załupka
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Language:deu
Published: Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences 2024-12-01
Series:Acta Archaeologica Carpathica
Online Access: https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/acta-archaeologica-carpathica/artykul/mountainous-cultural-crossroads-voyages-for-ochre-quarrying
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description Recent decades have presented increased interest in provenance studies. However, such research in the sphere of mineral pigments are rare in archaeological dispute. The main aim of this paper is to portray the state of knowledge on that issue, followed by a presentation of ochre outcrops in the Carpathian Basin. The discussion is additionally illustrated by examples of 10 archaeological sites with described ochre traces from the Early Neolithic period. Moreover, two models of ochre acquisition were proposed: the first one assuming direct quarrying and the second one including potential intra-group contacts. For that reason, two roughly set areas of interest, within 50 and 150 kilometers in diameter were proposed. Those hypothetical circles would contribute to the understanding of general mobility patterns of the discussed communities.
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spelling doaj-art-1c8233142cf54e32bd56dfa030f105f82025-02-05T12:26:13ZdeuPolish Academy of Arts and SciencesActa Archaeologica Carpathica0001-52292719-48412024-12-0120241678210.4467/00015229AAC.24.004.21117Mountainous cultural crossroads: voyages for ochre quarryingJulia Kościuk-Załupka0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7584-795X Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie Recent decades have presented increased interest in provenance studies. However, such research in the sphere of mineral pigments are rare in archaeological dispute. The main aim of this paper is to portray the state of knowledge on that issue, followed by a presentation of ochre outcrops in the Carpathian Basin. The discussion is additionally illustrated by examples of 10 archaeological sites with described ochre traces from the Early Neolithic period. Moreover, two models of ochre acquisition were proposed: the first one assuming direct quarrying and the second one including potential intra-group contacts. For that reason, two roughly set areas of interest, within 50 and 150 kilometers in diameter were proposed. Those hypothetical circles would contribute to the understanding of general mobility patterns of the discussed communities. https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/acta-archaeologica-carpathica/artykul/mountainous-cultural-crossroads-voyages-for-ochre-quarrying
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Mountainous cultural crossroads: voyages for ochre quarrying
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title Mountainous cultural crossroads: voyages for ochre quarrying
title_full Mountainous cultural crossroads: voyages for ochre quarrying
title_fullStr Mountainous cultural crossroads: voyages for ochre quarrying
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title_short Mountainous cultural crossroads: voyages for ochre quarrying
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