The Upper Palaeolithic site of Bistricioara-Lutărie III (Ceahlău Basin, Northeastern Romania): raw materials and possible supply sources
The Upper Palaeolithic site of Bistricioara-Lutărie III (Ceahlău Basin, Northeastern Romania): raw materials and possible supply sources

Summary/Abstract: This paper brings to light new results regarding the petroarchaeological investigations of the lithic raw materials used at the multi-layered site of Bistricioara-Lutărie III. These investigations include a series of field surveys for the identification and sampling of geological deposits with archaeologically relevant siliceous rocks, but also a comparative petrographic analysis of archaeological and geological samples. Seven categories of knappable siliceous rocks, covering a diversity of geological settings and ages, were characterized based on samples collected from the study area (between Târgu Neamț, Borlești, Lacu Roșu, and Toplița). The analysis of 25 thin sections from Bistricioara-Lutărie III allowed distinguishing seven raw material categories. Four of them originate from geological occurrences in the study area, within a radius of 50 km from Bistricioara-Lutărie III (the Audia detrital siliceous rocks, Eocene chert, Hăghimaș syncline cherts, Toplița chert). Three others originate from the Prut-Dniester (the Prut-Dniester spiculite flint, Dniester Globotruncanidae flint) and Întorsura Buzăului (the Sita Buzăului chert) areas, located at >130 km NE and 155 km S.

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