Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania

Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania

<p class="abstract">The purpose of this study is to identify and characterise some of the raw materials in the Criș Valley, in the Apuseni Mountains, Romania which are suitable for knapping tools. The materials cropping out in this area include: siliceous sinter, agate, and silicifie...

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Main Author: Otis Crandell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of Lithic Studies
Subjects:
knappable material
lithic tools
siliceous sinter
agate
silicified wood
lithotheque
Apuseni Mountains
Romania
Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1101
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spelling doaj-118268ebea7641ac876f619b21ecf36f2020-11-24T22:11:44ZengUniversity of EdinburghJournal of Lithic Studies2055-04722014-09-0112476210.2218/jls.v1i2.1101866Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, RomaniaOtis Crandell0Babeș-Bolyai University, Geology Department, Cluj-Napoca<p class="abstract">The purpose of this study is to identify and characterise some of the raw materials in the Criș Valley, in the Apuseni Mountains, Romania which are suitable for knapping tools. The materials cropping out in this area include: siliceous sinter, agate, and silicified wood. The basic characteristics of the materials, obtained by macroscopic and petrographic investigations, provide a reference database useful in provenance studies on individual artefacts or whole assemblages. An assessment of each material is made regarding its quality as a knappable material.</p>http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1101knappable materiallithic toolssiliceous sinteragatesilicified woodlithothequeApuseni MountainsRomania
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Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania
Journal of Lithic Studies
knappable material
lithic tools
siliceous sinter
agate
silicified wood
lithotheque
Apuseni Mountains
Romania
author_facet Otis Crandell
author_sort Otis Crandell
title Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania
title_short Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania
title_full Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania
title_fullStr Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania
title_full_unstemmed Knappable materials in the Criș Valley, Romania
title_sort knappable materials in the criș valley, romania
publisher University of Edinburgh
series Journal of Lithic Studies
issn 2055-0472
publishDate 2014-09-01
description <p class="abstract">The purpose of this study is to identify and characterise some of the raw materials in the Criș Valley, in the Apuseni Mountains, Romania which are suitable for knapping tools. The materials cropping out in this area include: siliceous sinter, agate, and silicified wood. The basic characteristics of the materials, obtained by macroscopic and petrographic investigations, provide a reference database useful in provenance studies on individual artefacts or whole assemblages. An assessment of each material is made regarding its quality as a knappable material.</p>
topic knappable material
lithic tools
siliceous sinter
agate
silicified wood
lithotheque
Apuseni Mountains
Romania
url http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1101
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