The Bell Beaker culture in Eastern Central Europe and silicite (flint) axes

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Authors

PŘICHYSTAL Antonín ŠEBELA Lubomir

Year of publication 2013
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Current researches on Bell Beakers. Proceedings of the 15th International Bell Beaker Conference: From Atlantic to Ural.
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Faculty of Science

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Field Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
Keywords silicite (flint) axes; Bell Beaker culture; reutilization
Description Silicite axes found in the Bell Beaker graves in eastern Bohemia are distinct from those produced by the simultaneous people with Corded Ware, so they could not be obtained by exchange but only by being collected from sites of older Eneolithic settlement or burial grounds. They were probably used as a source of high quality raw material for blades or for making fire.
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