THE LITHIC ASSEMBLAGES FROM TELEOR 003: PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
THE LITHIC ASSEMBLAGES FROM TELEOR 003: PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

Summary/Abstract: In this paper I will present the results of the preliminary analysis of lithics recovered during excavations as part of the Southern Romania Archaeological Project (SRAP). The material was recovered from two distinct complexes (assemblages), one associated with Criş pottery and the other with Dudeşti pottery. A number of distinct differences were identified between the two assemblages; differences in raw materials, knapping techniques and tools. Of particular interest was the distinction between the use of the local grey flint and the imported honey-coloured flint, with the imported materials used predominantly in the manufacture of blades and the local material exploited for a range of utilitarian tools. While this work is still at a very early stage I will tentatively suggest some interpretations for the differences identified between the two complexes, interpretations that will be tested through further work on the lithics from SRAP excavations in the coming years.

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