In 2003, we discovered a necklace made of Lithoglyphus sp, in the tell settlement of Sultana-Malu Roşu, Romania. In 2013 we discovered another necklace made of Lithoglyphus sp in grave 74 from cemetery that belonging to the settlement.
From a chrono-cultural point of view the cemetery and the tell settlement belongs to the Gumelnița culture (ca. 4600–3950 BC) part of the large Eneolithic cultural complex Kodjadermen-Gumelniţa-Karanovo VI from Balkans.
Does anybody know other beads made of Lithoglyphus sp from prehistory or other time periods?
Thanks in advance.
Dear Oliver,
Thanks for your answer.
I guess you realize that I know the references for Romania...
My question relates to findings from other parts of Europe or of the world, mainly from the Neolithic.
Best wishes,
Catalin
Hi,
There are personal ornaments made of L. naticoides at GroBe Ofnet (Mesolithic, Germany, Eriksen 2002 for a synthesis, Rigaud 2011, 2013), Zigeunerfels (Meso, Germany, Eriksen 2002), Kleinhadersdorf (Early Neo, Austria, Lenneis 2007, Harzhauser et al. 2007), Sengkofen (Early Neo, Germany, Nieszery 1995), Vedrovice (Early Neo, Czech Republic, Lenneis 2010), Pupicina and Zala Caves (Meso, Croatia, Komso 2007), Ostrovul Mare (Meso, Romania, Boroneant 1999).
Hope it is useful,
best regards
Solange
Boroneant, V., Bonsall, C., McSweeney, K., Payton, R., Macklin, M., 1999. A Mesolithic burial area at Schela Cladovei, Romania, in: Thevenin, A. (Ed.), L’Europe Des Derniers Chasseurs, Epipaleolithique et Mesolithique. Editions du CNRS, Paris, pp. 385–390.
Eriksen, B.V., 2002. Fossil Mollusks and Exotic Raw Materials in Late Glacial and Early Find Contexts: A Complement to Lithic Studies, in: Fisher, L.E., Eriksen, B.V. (Eds.), Lithic Raw Material Economy in Late Glacial and Early Posglacial Western Europe. Bar International Series, Oxford, pp. 27–52.
Harzhauser, M., Lenneis, E., Neugebauer-Maresh, C., 2007. Freshwater gastropods as Neolithic adnornment: size selectiveness and perforation morphology as a result of grinding techniques. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien. 108 A, 1–13.
Komso, D., 2007. The Mesolithic in Croatia. Opusc. Archaeol 30, 55–92.
Lenneis, E., 2007. Mesolithic heritage in early Neolithic burial rituals and personal adornments. Documenta Praehistorica XXXIV, 1–9.
Lenneis, E., 2010. Kleine Schmuckschnecken in linearbandkeramischen Gräbern: Ein Mosaikstein für unsere Vorstellung der Neolithisierung Mitteleuropas?, in: Gronenborn, D., Petrasch, J. (Eds.), The Spread of the Neolithic to Central Europe. International Symposium, 24 June - 26 June 2005. Mainz, pp. 333–351.
Nieszery, N., 1995. Linienbandkeramische Gräberfelder in Niederbavern, Internationale Archäologie I 6.
Rigaud, S., 2011. « La parure : traceur de la géographie culturelle et des dynamiques de peuplement au passage Mésolithique-Néolithique en Europe ». Université Bordeaux 1,, Talence.
Rigaud S. 2013. Les objets de parure associés au dépôt funéraire mésolithique de Groβe Ofnet (Allemagne): implications pour la compréhension de l’organisation sociale des dernières sociétés mésolithiques du Jura Souabe. Anthropozoologica 48: 207-230.
Dear Solange,
that's what I call a very useful list. Really helpful for a bit of research I'm doing at the moment.
Thanks,
Rengert
Yes, I analysed some Late Neolithic jewelleries from Polgár Csőszhalom and Polgár Ferencihát, where the Lithoglypus naticoides shells were used.
Hi Pál, there is a find of Lithoglyphus at Milovice IV Gravettian site but, of course, not necessarily used as a bead: Hladilová, Š. 2011: Tertiary and Quaternary molluscs from the Pavlov VI site. In PAVLOV. Excavations 2007-2011.
Hi Catalin
Maybe this will be usefull:
A. Kurzawska, I. Sobkowiak-Tabaka, G. Jakubowski 2020: Miocene shells in Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age burials in Poland. Geoarchaeology, 35(2): 1-22.
Article Miocene shells in Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age burial...
Best Regards
Maciek