Ořechov IV : Nová lokalita bohunicienu nad údolím Bobravy
| Title in English | Ořechov IV : A new Bohunician site in the Bobrava valley |
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Přehled výzkumů |
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| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | Moravia; Bohunician; GPS survey; hearth |
| Description | Ořechov IV is a recently investigated Bohunician site located in southern Moravia, but outside the Brno Basin where most of the other known Bohunician sites are located. It appears to belong to the pure Bohunician industry with no bifacial technology detected. It was probably discovered in the 1930s and due to later errors in reporting its exact location, it was ‘saved’ from prospecting by amateur archaeologists for several decades. We have re-located this site in 2010 and have conducted numerous pedestrian surveys and subsurface testing. We have collected a total of 3214 artifacts (most of them recorded by GPS) and a small amount of ochre. Two-thirds of the artifacts were manufactured on Stránská Skála chert. The second most common raw material used was Krumlovský Les chert followed by very small numbers of other raw materials including erratic flint, a long-distance import. Up to 20 % of the artifacts were damaged by frost action and agricultural activities. Numerous Levallois points and evidence for bidirectional flaking support the Bohunician classification. Test pitting has confirmed the presence of undisturbed sediments with cultural material including 4 structured hearths. Results of radiocarbon dating of some of these hearths are consistent with Bohunician antiquity. Only one lithic artifact in association with a hearth was found in situ. It is likely that future subsurface testing will yield more artifacts. |
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