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Reinterpretarea unor artefacte descoperite în situl arheologic Cavadinești, jud. Galaţi
The reinterpretation of some artefacts discovered in Cavadineşti archaeological site, Galaţi County

Author(s): Costel Ilie, Dănuţ Prisecaru
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Muzeul de Istorie „Paul Păltănea” Galaţi
Keywords: textile production; Late Bronze Age; Noua Culture; spinnig; weaving; sewing; spindle whorl; loom weights; needles; „small finds”.

Summary/Abstract: The current study aims to publish some artefacts connected to the textile production during the Late Bronze Age - Noua Culture. These objects were discovered at Cavadineşti-„Râpa Glodului”, in Galaţi County. Although some of the artefacts were published soon after they have been discovered, by Ioan T. Dragomir, we think that some features are missing, so we decided to re-publish them. The measurements and recordings we have done were necessary in order to verify the existence of crafts like spinning, weaving and sewing in the mentioned archaeological site. This approach was possible due to the fact that one of the authors is focusing his research on the textile production in the Bronze Age of the eastern area of the Carpathian Mountains, and the other had recently made some archaeological surveys at Cavadineşti. Nevertheless, we wish to suggest a model of how to analyse and publish these small finds, which are often neglected in the archaeological research, but so important in the study of prehistoric times.

  • Issue Year: XXXII/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 47-69
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Romanian