Petrographic Study Of Lithic Material Discovered At Borduşani-Popină During Archaeological Campaigns 1995-1997 Cover Image

Petrografia materialului litic descoperit la Bordușani - Popină în campaniile de cercetări arheologice 1995-1997
Petrographic Study Of Lithic Material Discovered At Borduşani-Popină During Archaeological Campaigns 1995-1997

Author(s): Constantin Haită, Alexandru Mihail Florian Tomescu
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: MUZEUL NAȚIONAL DE ISTORIE A ROMÂNIEI
Keywords: Eneolithic; tell; lithic inventory; petrography; source areas;

Summary/Abstract: The lithic inventory (artifacts and rock fragments) discovered on the Eneolithic tell-type settlement Borduşani Popină during the 1995-1997 archaeological excavations represents several rock types: silicolith, limestone, marl, gritty limestone, sandstone, micro-conglomerate, green-schist, mica-schist, quartzite, dolerite and granodiorite. Most of these rock types crop out on large areas in Dobrogea, with potential source areas for the lithic material located as close as 10-20 km away from the settlement. However, for the igneous rocks the closest outcrops are located in North Dobrogea, at distances of minimum 70-80 km from the settlement.

  • Issue Year: XIII/2006
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 409-412
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Romanian
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