A bullet core specimen form NE Bulgaria

The paper discusses the first find of a bullet core from the territory of Bulgaria. This core fills in a gap in the occurrence of this technology in between the Marmara Sea basin and the northwestern part of the Pontic region. Because the core from the vicinity of Varna is a surface find it is difficult to determine its chronological position

Lithic Industry of Troy I–VII: Objectives and Methods of the Excavations 1987–2006

The article presents the Bronze Age chipped stone industry from Troy, based on the study of the lithic material recovered since 1987. The 6383 examined chipped stone artefacts make possible the formulation of certain more or less definite conclusions, as well as some general observations on the technology of the assemblages, typological structures and the construction of the lithic production chains (or chaînes operatoires).Gegenstand des Beitrags bildet die Herstellung geschlagener Steinartefakte im bronzezeitlichen Troia. Auf Grundlage von 6383 seit 1987 untersuchten Fundstücken lassen sich verschiedene mehr oder weniger allgemeingültige Rückschlüsse hinsichtlich Technologie, Typologie und Produktionsabläufe (chaînes operatoires) ziehen

The Early Bronze Age Lithic Industry in Yenibademli Höyük (Gökçeada/Imbros)

In this paper the first results of the analyses of chipped stone artefacts from Yenibademli Höyük, Gökçeada/ Imbros are presented. The settlement dates to the Early Bronze Age II period. The lithic data include more than 1000 stone artefacts, which belong to the categories of cores, cortical specimen, crested specimen, debris, flakes, blades and retouched tools. All raw material varieties were undergone pethrographical analyses. This way 5 raw material varieties have been distinguished, which were used in stone production. These are the following: flint, andezit, limestone, claystone and obsidian. At this stage of research the Lithic assemblages processed reveal ad hoc an orientated chipped stone production connected with flake acquiring and tool manufacturing in this Early Bronze Age settlement.In diesem Artikel werden die ersten Ergebnisse der Analysen geschlagener Steinartefakte von Yenibademli Höyük, Gökçeada/Imbros präsentiert. Die Siedlung datiert in die II. Periode der Frühen Bronzezeit. Die Datenbank umfasst mehr als 1000 Steinartefakte, die zu den Kategorien Kerne, Abschläge, Randabschläge, spitze Abschläge, Abfall, Klingen und retuschierte Werkzeuge gehören. Alle Sorten des Rohmaterials wurden petrographischen Analysen unterzogen. Auf diese Weise wurden 5 Arten erkannt, die in der Steinproduktion verwendet wurden. Das sind Flint, Andesit, Kalkstein, Kreide und Obsidian. Zum Zeitpunkt der Untersuchung zeigten die untersuchten Stein-Ensembles eine Produktion von gleich gerichteten Abschlägen, verbunden mit dem Sammeln von Abschlägen und mit Werkzeugherstellung in dieser Siedlung der Frühen Bronzezeit

Going West? The dissemination of Neolithic innovations between the Bosporus and the Carpathians. Introduction

International audienceThis introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book offers an overview of the state of research and the state of hypotheses concerning the Neolithisation of the west and northwest Pontic areas, providing at the same time some useful guideposts for future investigations. It attempts to overcome artificial restrictions, but it is a grave heritage that impedes a profound understanding of cultural processes. The book explores the traditional models for explaining the spread of the Neolithic way of life, basing on evidence from settlements, absolute chronology, material culture, as well as traditions and rituals. The majority of the 7th millennium sites are concentrated in the western part of the Aegean coast, west of the Chalkidiki Peninsula and along the Thermaic Gulf. Concerning the diffusion of innovations farther north, different possibilities are envisaged for both maritime and terrestrial routes

Siedlungen der späten Bronze- und frühen Eisenzeit in Südwestbulgarien.Vorbericht zu den deutsch-bulgarischen Forschungen 2012 im Struma- und Mestatal

After long-term surveys 2012 a German-Bulgarian team started excavations in the valleys of the rivers Struma and Mesta in south-western Bulgaria. The goal of our research is get a better understanding of the execution of power by the population of these mountain valleys as well as to reveal the processes of transfer and exchange of objects and technologies between the Aegean and the Danube regions. For this reason the excavations were conducted on the Late Bronze/Early Iron Age hillfort Kresna in the Mesta valley near Sandanski and on the Early Iron Age settlement Bresto near Raslog located close to the upper course of the Mesta river. Similar to the hillforts in the valley of Struma near Blagoevgrad, possible large-sized grain storages were exposed in Kresna. Bresto stands out for its massive fortified walls dated to the Early Iron Age as well as for the thousands secondary burnt daub fragments often supplied with plastic decorations. The comparison of various parts of the valleys of the rivers Struma and Mesta demonstrates the difference of interest for foreign objects and the acquisition of technologies on the micro-region levelstatus: publishe