ORIGINAL ȘI IMITAȚIE. O PERSPECTIVĂ ASUPRA OBIECTELOR DE PODOABĂ ARIUȘD-CUCUTENI-TRIPOLIE
ORIGINAL AND IMITATION. INSIGHT INTO THE BODY ORNAMENTING ITEMS OF THE ARIUŞD-CUCUTENI-TRIPOLYE CULTURAL COMPLEX

Summary/Abstract: Made of different materials, the body ornamenting items acquired in time a multitude of valences illustrating both the development degree of certain communities and their relations with the neighbors, and their artistic taste and, especially, being the bearers of messages which had to be understood and revealed. Archeological finds belonging to the Ariușd-Cucuteni-Tripolye cultural complex provided extremely varied items bringing to light complex information on the topic. This paper focuses on the identification of several types of imitations present among the body ornamenting items belonging to the Ariușd-Cucuteni-Tripolye communities, based on both the exceptional artifacts within hoards and on isolated items found in settlements. In our view their analysis reveals several types of behavioral mechanisms covering, indirectly, a different symbolism

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