石斧对波罗的海石器时代的葬礼仪式进行了新的阐述
Anđa Petrović1, Aija Macāne2,3, Ivars Strautnieks4
1Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Čika Ljubina 18-20, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.
Scientific reports
|July 13, 2024
概括
墓葬中的中石器石斧不仅仅是实用性的. 对拉脱维亚的Zvejnieki墓地的分析显示,斧头是精心挑选的坟墓货物,挑战了性别工具使用的刻板印象.
科学领域:
- 考古学的考古学
- 中石器时期 中石器时期
- 石化分析 石化分析
背景情况:
- 中石器时代的石器工具作为葬礼供物是研究不足的.
- 个人装饰品被解释为社会身份标记,与实用石器不同.
- 这种忽视在了解中石器时代的丧尸实践方面造成了差距.
研究的目的:
- 挑战人们对中石器时代石器工具的看法,认为它们仅仅是实用性的.
- 为了调查石斧作为坟墓用品的作用.
- 探索埋葬中斧头的潜在社会和仪式意义.
主要方法:
- 来自拉脱维亚Zvejnieki墓地的大量石斧葬礼收藏的分析.
- 多代理方法比较埋葬与定居环境中的斧头的生命史.
- 对轴上的磨损痕迹进行显微镜检查,其中包括来自女性坟墓的痕迹.
主要成果:
- 有证据表明,人们选择未使用的斧头作为坟墓供物.
- 来自女性坟墓的斧头上的不寻常的磨损痕迹表明,它可能在葬礼仪式中使用.
- 在Zvejnieki观察到斧头和妇女/儿童之间的强烈相关性.
结论:
- 中石器时代的石斧不仅仅具有实用性的意义,而是作为故意的坟墓用品.
- 这些发现挑战了石器时代社会对石器工具占有传统的性别刻板印象.
- 这项研究强调了需要重新评估墓葬环境中的石器文物.
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