Title:

Neolithic Amber Ornaments in the Eastern Part of Latvia

Subtitle:

Neolityczne ozdoby bursztynowe ze wschodniej części Łotwy ; Przegląd Archeologiczny T. 23 (1975)

Creator:

Loze, Ilze

Publisher:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii Kultury Materialnej

Place of publishing:

Wrocław

Date issued/created:

1975

Description:

ill. ; 29 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Neolithic -- Latvia ; Neolithic cultures ; Neolithic amber production ; Neolithic amber objects ; Neolithic amber ornaments ; amber finds -- Latvia ; Lubāna lowland (Latvia)

Abstract:

The paper is devoted to the classification of amber ornaments gathered during excavations in the Neolithic habitation sites of the eastern part of Latvia, mainly in Lubāna lowland, in 1963-1973. 14 forms of pendants, 16 forms of beads, as well as rings, disks and spacers of bead strings have been distinguished. Figurative pendants have been dealt with separately. The collection of amber ornaments gathered in the habitation sites of Lubāna lowland consists of 879 specimens belonging to the Middle Neolithic and 1373 specimens belonging to the Late Neolithic. The paper deals also with such problem as the dating and cultural belonging of the collection of Juodkrantė, peculiarities of amber plastic art in eastern, southern and western littoral of the Baltic. The role of Lubāna lowland centre of amber processing in the economic relations between the Neolithic tribes in eastern Europe is emphasized

Relation:

Przegląd Archeologiczny

Volume:

23

Start page:

49

End page:

82

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

0079-7138

Source:

IAiE PAN, call no. P III 149 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P III 272 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P III 353 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

pol

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Restricted Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. Access only on terminals at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, may be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms.

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Ministry of Science and Higher Education ; Activities popularizing science (DUN)

Access:

Closed