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Silicite daggers in territory of the Czech and Slovak Republics

By Antonín Přichystal , Lubomír Šebela

Book information

Publisher
Brno, Institute of Archaeology, Czech Academy of Sciences
Year
2024
ISBN
9788075240835, 9788075240842
DOI
10.47382/arub2024-01
ISSN
1804-1345
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
77 MB (80346476 bytes)
Series
Spisy Archeologického ústavu AV ČR Brno 78
Pages
\202
Topic
History\\Archaeology
Time added
2025-01-22 13:14:29
ArchaeologyBronze AgeChipped IndustryEast Central EuropeEneolithic

Description

The work includes available findings of silicite daggers discovered in the Czech and Slovak Republics up to 2023. These daggers are known to have existed during the late Stone Age (Chalcolithic), with their peak occurrence at the end of the Chalcolithic and in the Early Bronze Age. However, the main production centers of these daggers are located in Northern Europe, in Scandinavia. They mostly reached Central Europe through trade. Based on the current collection, a new typological classification for the Czech Republic has been created (types I to XIII), which also takes into account the results of the determination of the raw material used, allowing for a more specific identification of their connections both to neighboring regions and to the cultures of the local Chalcolithic.

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