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Copper Shaft-Hole Axes and Early Metallurgy in South-Eastern Europe: An Integrated Approach (Paperback)
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Copper Shaft-Hole Axes and Early Metallurgy in South-Eastern Europe: An Integrated Approach (Paperback)
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Although the copper axes with central shaft-hole from south-eastern
Europe have a long history of research, they have not been studied
on a transnational basis since the 1960s. What has also been
missing, is trying to use as many methods as possible to better
understand their production, use and context. A database was
compiled to find answers to questions regarding patterns of
distribution, context, fragmentation and deformation. Aspects of
production were considered through experimental archaeology,
metallographic analysis and a re-discovered axe blank with missing
shaft-hole. The typology was re-evaluated and modified to ensure
comparability across modern national boundaries. The integration of
these approaches yielded some interesting results. The great
variability in shape clearly shows that a variety of production
techniques were used, but it is difficult to relate these to
specific geographic areas. In fact the typology as well as the
practice of marking the axes indicate that traditional
archaeological 'cultures' rarely correspond to axe types and
marking practices. Instead there were different spheres of
influence, some more localised and others much larger than specific
ceramic traditions. These different levels of belonging show that
it was a period of complex cultural patterns and interactions. The
axes were part of these networks of daily life on many different
levels from the utilitarian to the ritualised placement in burial
contexts.
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