A new find from the northern border of the Tatra Mountains
A new find from the northern border of the Tatra Mountains
Author(s): Paweł Valde-Nowak, Magda Kowal, Anna Kraszewska, Jakub SkłuckiSubject(s): Archaeology, Regional Geography, Local History / Microhistory, Prehistory
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Lejowa Valley; quartzite sandstone blade; stray find; Stone Age;
Summary/Abstract: Despite over a hundred years of various archaeological works, including the latest in Hučiva Cave, considering the presence of Stone age peoples, Tatra Mountains remain an archaeological terra incognita. Therefore it is very important to communicate any new finds. The purpose of this article is to present the discovery from the mouth of the Lejowa valley, found in 2009 in close proximity to the formerly known site no. 1 in Witów, com. Kościelisko. The analyzes of raw material and technological aspect of specimen are presented in this article and can indicate that it was made by Stone Age people.
Journal: Acta Archaeologica Carpathica
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 57
- Page Range: 225-232
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English