Archaeological and geomorphological contexts of prehistoric flint scatters at Poiana, Lower Danube Valley, Teleorman County: results and wider significance
This paper presents preliminary results of combined archaeological and geomorphological investigation of prehistoric flint scatters around Poiana village located in a major alluvial basin of the Lower Danube Valley between Turnu Măgurele and Zimnicea in southern Teleorman County. Archaeological research has identified and mapped recently discovered flint scatters and provides consideration of the landscape contexts and analyses of the worked pieces. Important amongst the material is the high proportion of cores including single platform conical and sub-conical shaped ‘bullet’ cores. Fluvial geomorphological studies included field surveys, as well as interpretative geomorphological mapping, followed by excavation of test pits and OSL dating of sediment samples. This has enabled a mapping and zoning of local valley floor topography as well as an understanding of Holocene and Late Pleistocene geomorphological processes within the basin around Poiana that provides a landscape context to the location and distribution of flint scatters, alongside initial radiometric dating. The combined research is placed in the broader context of early-mid Holocene archaeology in the Lower Danube valley and the wider region
