The amber gatherers: manufacturing techniques of button-shaped amber beads in western Lithuania during the 4th–3rd mill. BC
Amber ornament manufacturing tradition in Lithuanian territory was established at the end of the Stone Age, c. 4th–3rd millennium cal BC. According to excavated sites in western Lithuania, this period demonstrates a variety of different amber ornament types. Button-shaped amber beads are one of...
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Amber ornament manufacturing tradition in Lithuanian territory was established at the end of the Stone Age, c. 4th–3rd millennium cal BC. According to excavated sites in western Lithuania, this period demonstrates a variety of different amber ornament types. Button-shaped amber beads are one of these. This study presents an analysis of 35 such beads from three Stone Age sites in western Lithuania. Microscopic investigation was used to determine the production stages and techniques of oval, square, and boat-shaped beads. Results show that the manufacturing process for most of the analysed material is similar, but in some cases (e.g. boat-shaped buttons), it differs. Buttons were a fragile ornament, as many of them in the studied sites were broken either during production or use. Therefore, it seems more likely that they were used as beads.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0fc7a3ba583747fba0c216b9eecd92de2025-08-20T03:18:05ZengVilnius Academy of Arts PressActa Academiae Artium Vilnensis1392-03162783-68432024-12-0111610.37522/aaav.116.2025.288The amber gatherers: manufacturing techniques of button-shaped amber beads in western Lithuania during the 4th–3rd mill. BCDalia Ostrauskienė0Gvidas Slah1Tomas Rimkus2National Museum of LithuaniaVilnius Academy of ArtsKlaipėda University Amber ornament manufacturing tradition in Lithuanian territory was established at the end of the Stone Age, c. 4th–3rd millennium cal BC. According to excavated sites in western Lithuania, this period demonstrates a variety of different amber ornament types. Button-shaped amber beads are one of these. This study presents an analysis of 35 such beads from three Stone Age sites in western Lithuania. Microscopic investigation was used to determine the production stages and techniques of oval, square, and boat-shaped beads. Results show that the manufacturing process for most of the analysed material is similar, but in some cases (e.g. boat-shaped buttons), it differs. Buttons were a fragile ornament, as many of them in the studied sites were broken either during production or use. Therefore, it seems more likely that they were used as beads. https://aaav.vda.lt/journal/article/view/288Button-shaped amber beadsmanufacturing techniquesmicroscopic analysisStone Agewestern Lithuania |
| spellingShingle | Dalia Ostrauskienė Gvidas Slah Tomas Rimkus The amber gatherers: manufacturing techniques of button-shaped amber beads in western Lithuania during the 4th–3rd mill. BC Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis Button-shaped amber beads manufacturing techniques microscopic analysis Stone Age western Lithuania |
| title | The amber gatherers: manufacturing techniques of button-shaped amber beads in western Lithuania during the 4th–3rd mill. BC |
| title_full | The amber gatherers: manufacturing techniques of button-shaped amber beads in western Lithuania during the 4th–3rd mill. BC |
| title_fullStr | The amber gatherers: manufacturing techniques of button-shaped amber beads in western Lithuania during the 4th–3rd mill. BC |
| title_full_unstemmed | The amber gatherers: manufacturing techniques of button-shaped amber beads in western Lithuania during the 4th–3rd mill. BC |
| title_short | The amber gatherers: manufacturing techniques of button-shaped amber beads in western Lithuania during the 4th–3rd mill. BC |
| title_sort | amber gatherers manufacturing techniques of button shaped amber beads in western lithuania during the 4th 3rd mill bc |
| topic | Button-shaped amber beads manufacturing techniques microscopic analysis Stone Age western Lithuania |
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