Millennia of continuity in the votive behaviour
of Europeans
The testimony of tools for determining the value of metal
Tisíciletá kontinuita votivního chování Evropanů
Svědectví nástrojů k určení jakosti kovu
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Abstract
Archaeology has a great deal of experience with how the misinterpretation of finds creates a false image of the past. The main reason for this is down to ideologically-conditioned stereotypes. The paper describes one such case involving hundreds of thousands of finds of one type of artefact, commonly classified as whetstones, pendants, amulets, etc., from the Chalcolithic up to the Early Middle Ages. The article
emphasises that although touchstones from ancient burials had already been identified using an electron microscopy half a century ago, the interpretation of these finds corresponding to the paradigm from the early 19th century remains popular to this day. For the chemical microanalysis of metal traces preserved on the surface of these stone artefacts, samples were selected from Russian, Slovakian, Swedish and Ukrainian sites, from the Hallstatt period up to the Early Middle Ages, with special regard for their previous interpretation history. However, the main aim is to point out the symbolic role of tools used to test the value of precious metals outside the grave context. Finds from wet environments in particular reveal the continuity of the behaviour of European over the millennia, regardless of the current ideology or cult, and the diversity of artefacts that were, and still are, chosen as a medium for votive behaviour.
期刊介绍:
Archeologické rozhledy jsou recenzovaný časopis. Příspěvky procházejí recenzním řízením, jehož výsledek slouží k formulaci vyjádření redakce. Za věcný obsah příspěvků odpovídá autor. Příspěvky nejsou honorovány. Nezbytnou součástí každého článku je max. třístránkový český podklad pro překlad, nebo dvou až čtyřstránkový cizojazyčný souhrn, dále český abstrakt postihující cíl práce, v rozsahu 7-12 řádků, a 5-7 klíčových slov, kontaktní adresa autora.