Crested scapulas from the Lower Danube Museum collections Cover Image

Omoplaţi crestaţi din colecţiile Muzeului Dunării de Jos
Crested scapulas from the Lower Danube Museum collections

Author(s): Anișoara Topârceanu, Adrian Bălășescu
Subject(s): Archaeology, Prehistory
Published by: Editura Cetatea de Scaun
Keywords: crested scapulas; tools; Coslogeni culture; Bronze Age; Lupşanu; the Lower Danube Museum;

Summary/Abstract: This article presents seven crested scapulas which are part of the Lower Danube Museum collections. The objects date to the Bronze Age Coslogeni culture and they were discovered at Lupşanu, Gâldău ‘Cheson’ and Vâlcelele, Călăraşi County. The anatomy of the crested scapulas has been analysed, as well as the anthropological modifications of these unique artifacts.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 81-90
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian