Neolithisation of technology: Innovation and tradition in the Starcevo culture osseous industry
Abstract
The earliest Neolithic cultures in Southeast Europe brought significant changes in many aspects of everyday life, in subsistence, settlement patterns, architecture, and also ritual aspects. Technological changes are also very important - the introduction of completely new technologies, such as clay working, or new techniques in existing industries, e.g., lithic, osseous, etc. The osseous industry is especially informative for questions on innovations and traditions, since it was well developed in both the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. In Starcevo culture, certain Mesolithic traditions may be observed, such as techniques for antler manufacturec however, numerous innovations are also visible, particularly techno-Types of Near Eastern origin such as spatula-spoons, the most characteristic bone techno-Type of the Early Neolithic in South-east Europe, as well as diverse decorative items. Furthermore, new raw materials (bones from domestic animals) are introduced, and new techniques for ...manufacture and new tools. It is also interesting to observe that, although osseous materials remain the dominant raw material for personal ornaments, they are no longer used for artistic expression.
Keywords:
Technological Innovations / Technological Choices / Starcevo-Koro-Cris culture / Osseous Raw MaterialsSource:
Documenta Praehistorica, 2016, 43, 123-137Publisher:
- Univerza v Ljubljani
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Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Vitezović, Selena PY - 2016 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/249 AB - The earliest Neolithic cultures in Southeast Europe brought significant changes in many aspects of everyday life, in subsistence, settlement patterns, architecture, and also ritual aspects. Technological changes are also very important - the introduction of completely new technologies, such as clay working, or new techniques in existing industries, e.g., lithic, osseous, etc. The osseous industry is especially informative for questions on innovations and traditions, since it was well developed in both the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. In Starcevo culture, certain Mesolithic traditions may be observed, such as techniques for antler manufacturec however, numerous innovations are also visible, particularly techno-Types of Near Eastern origin such as spatula-spoons, the most characteristic bone techno-Type of the Early Neolithic in South-east Europe, as well as diverse decorative items. Furthermore, new raw materials (bones from domestic animals) are introduced, and new techniques for manufacture and new tools. It is also interesting to observe that, although osseous materials remain the dominant raw material for personal ornaments, they are no longer used for artistic expression. PB - Univerza v Ljubljani T2 - Documenta Praehistorica T1 - Neolithisation of technology: Innovation and tradition in the Starcevo culture osseous industry EP - 137 SP - 123 VL - 43 DO - 10.4312/dp.43.5 ER -
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Vitezović, S.. (2016). Neolithisation of technology: Innovation and tradition in the Starcevo culture osseous industry. in Documenta Praehistorica Univerza v Ljubljani., 43, 123-137. https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.43.5
Vitezović S. Neolithisation of technology: Innovation and tradition in the Starcevo culture osseous industry. in Documenta Praehistorica. 2016;43:123-137. doi:10.4312/dp.43.5 .
Vitezović, Selena, "Neolithisation of technology: Innovation and tradition in the Starcevo culture osseous industry" in Documenta Praehistorica, 43 (2016):123-137, https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.43.5 . .