Publication details
The Question of Chert Exploitation by Bell Beaker People on Stránská skála Hill (Brno-Slatina, Czech Republic)
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Neolithic Archaeology |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.12766/jna.20185.10 |
| Keywords | Moravia; Stránská skála; Eneolithic; Bell Beaker culture; chert; lithic chipped industry; |
| Description | Stránská skála is a limestone hill in the eastern part of Brno, Czech Republic. Local Upper Jurassic cherts, referred to as the Stránská skála type, were used as raw materials in various prehistoric periods, especially at the turn of the Middle and Upper Paleolithic and in the Old Eneolithic. Among archaeological remains discovered on the hill, there is a dug-in settlement structure linked with a younger stage of the Moravian Bell Beaker culture (abbr. MBBC), excavated in 2016. The following paper raises the question of the exploitation of Stránská skála cherts by MBBC people. |