Social networks around the Orońsko flint mining area (Central-Southern Poland) during the Late Palaeolithic

Orońsko site 2 is a Palaeolithic shaft mine located in the area of chocolate flint deposits in Central-Southern Poland. This raw material was highly valued by Stone Age communities and widely distributed during the Late Palaeolithic. The mine is associated with the Arch-Backed Pieces (Federmesser)...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Kerneder-Gubała, Julia Kościuk-Załupka, Dominik Gurba, Mateusz Słoniewski
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Published: Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://archeologickerozhledy.cz/index.php/ar/article/view/261
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author Katarzyna Kerneder-Gubała
Julia Kościuk-Załupka
Dominik Gurba
Mateusz Słoniewski
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description Orońsko site 2 is a Palaeolithic shaft mine located in the area of chocolate flint deposits in Central-Southern Poland. This raw material was highly valued by Stone Age communities and widely distributed during the Late Palaeolithic. The mine is associated with the Arch-Backed Pieces (Federmesser) and Tanged Point Technocomplexes. This article aims to explore the connections between artefacts made of chocolate flint found at various Late Palaeolithic sites located outside the chocolate flint deposits (Całowanie and ochre quarry at Rydno) with the Orońsko mine and to investigate a possible connection between the ochre found in the Orońsko mining shaft with the Rydno quarry. Macroscopic and SEM-EDS analyses were conducted on selected samples of these raw materials and artefacts from the Orońsko mine, the Orońsko workshop, Rydno, and Całowanie, all of which can be chronologically linked to one another. The results suggest that some of the flint may have been transported from the Orońsko mining area to Rydno or Całowanie. However, the reverse transport of ochre from Rydno to Orońsko remains unclear and requires further research, including a broader range of analytical methods.
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spelling doaj-art-8526ea1f5208458eb5b0da704b7262f72025-08-20T01:51:23ZcesInstitute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, PragueArcheologické Rozhledy0323-12672570-91512025-03-0177110.35686/AR.2025.261Social networks around the Orońsko flint mining area (Central-Southern Poland) during the Late PalaeolithicKatarzyna Kerneder-Gubała0Julia Kościuk-Załupka1Dominik Gurba2Mateusz Słoniewski3Centre for Prehistoric Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Solidarności Alee 105, PL-00-140 Warsaw, PolandInstitute of Archaeology of the Jagiellonian University, Street Gołębia 11, PL-31-007 Cracow, PolandPolish Geological Institute – National Research Institute, Street Rakowiecka 4, PL-00-975 Warsaw, PolandBio- and Archaeometry Laboratory, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Solidarności Alee 105, PL-00-140 Warsaw, Poland Orońsko site 2 is a Palaeolithic shaft mine located in the area of chocolate flint deposits in Central-Southern Poland. This raw material was highly valued by Stone Age communities and widely distributed during the Late Palaeolithic. The mine is associated with the Arch-Backed Pieces (Federmesser) and Tanged Point Technocomplexes. This article aims to explore the connections between artefacts made of chocolate flint found at various Late Palaeolithic sites located outside the chocolate flint deposits (Całowanie and ochre quarry at Rydno) with the Orońsko mine and to investigate a possible connection between the ochre found in the Orońsko mining shaft with the Rydno quarry. Macroscopic and SEM-EDS analyses were conducted on selected samples of these raw materials and artefacts from the Orońsko mine, the Orońsko workshop, Rydno, and Całowanie, all of which can be chronologically linked to one another. The results suggest that some of the flint may have been transported from the Orońsko mining area to Rydno or Całowanie. However, the reverse transport of ochre from Rydno to Orońsko remains unclear and requires further research, including a broader range of analytical methods. https://archeologickerozhledy.cz/index.php/ar/article/view/261chocolate flintpigmentochreminePalaeolithicOrońsko
spellingShingle Katarzyna Kerneder-Gubała
Julia Kościuk-Załupka
Dominik Gurba
Mateusz Słoniewski
Social networks around the Orońsko flint mining area (Central-Southern Poland) during the Late Palaeolithic
Archeologické Rozhledy
chocolate flint
pigment
ochre
mine
Palaeolithic
Orońsko
title Social networks around the Orońsko flint mining area (Central-Southern Poland) during the Late Palaeolithic
title_full Social networks around the Orońsko flint mining area (Central-Southern Poland) during the Late Palaeolithic
title_fullStr Social networks around the Orońsko flint mining area (Central-Southern Poland) during the Late Palaeolithic
title_full_unstemmed Social networks around the Orońsko flint mining area (Central-Southern Poland) during the Late Palaeolithic
title_short Social networks around the Orońsko flint mining area (Central-Southern Poland) during the Late Palaeolithic
title_sort social networks around the oronsko flint mining area central southern poland during the late palaeolithic
topic chocolate flint
pigment
ochre
mine
Palaeolithic
Orońsko
url https://archeologickerozhledy.cz/index.php/ar/article/view/261
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