Field Trials in Neolithic Woodworking – (Re)Learning to Use Early Neolithic Stone Adzes

Excavations of several Early Neolithic wells with excellent preservation of the wooden lining in the past years have made clear that Stone Age woodworking already attained a very high level of perfection. This poses the question how it was possible to execute this type of work with the means availab...

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Autores principales:	Renger Elburg, Wulf Hein, A. Probst, Peter Walter
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Publicado:	EXARC 2015
Materias:	stone working axe experimental archaeology neolithic germany Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:098e430432e04269a84568eac80818762021-12-01T14:42:31ZField Trials in Neolithic Woodworking – (Re)Learning to Use Early Neolithic Stone Adzes2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/098e430432e04269a84568eac80818762015-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10196https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956Excavations of several Early Neolithic wells with excellent preservation of the wooden lining in the past years have made clear that Stone Age woodworking already attained a very high level of perfection. This poses the question how it was possible to execute this type of work with the means available at that time. To find an answer we started an ongoing series of experiments with replicas of Neolithic stone and bone tools, to understand prehistoric craftsmanship, integrating all available archaeological evidence. Besides flawless tools, the key to success lies in rediscovering the way to handle them and a serious amount of experience.Renger ElburgWulf HeinA. ProbstPeter WalterEXARCarticlestone workingaxeexperimental archaeologyneolithicgermanyMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2015/2 (2015)
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description	Excavations of several Early Neolithic wells with excellent preservation of the wooden lining in the past years have made clear that Stone Age woodworking already attained a very high level of perfection. This poses the question how it was possible to execute this type of work with the means available at that time. To find an answer we started an ongoing series of experiments with replicas of Neolithic stone and bone tools, to understand prehistoric craftsmanship, integrating all available archaeological evidence. Besides flawless tools, the key to success lies in rediscovering the way to handle them and a serious amount of experience.
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title	Field Trials in Neolithic Woodworking – (Re)Learning to Use Early Neolithic Stone Adzes
title_short	Field Trials in Neolithic Woodworking – (Re)Learning to Use Early Neolithic Stone Adzes
title_full	Field Trials in Neolithic Woodworking – (Re)Learning to Use Early Neolithic Stone Adzes
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Field Trials in Neolithic Woodworking – (Re)Learning to Use Early Neolithic Stone Adzes

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