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Zoomorphic stone maces and axes in the forest zone of north-eastern Europe - Manifestations of interaction between hunter-gatherers and cattle herding groups in the 3rd millennium BC




TekijätMantere Ville, Kashina Ekaterina

ToimittajaPetri Halinen,Volker Heyd, Kristiina Mannermaa

Julkaisuvuosi2022

Kokoomateoksen nimiOodeja Mikalle: Juhlakirja professori Mika Lavennolle hänen täyttäessään 60 vuotta Odes to Mika: Festschrift for Professor Mika Lavento on the occasion of his 60th birthday Оды Мике: Юбилейный сборник посвященный 60-летию профессора Мики Лавенто

Sarjan nimiMonographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland

Numero sarjassa10

Aloitussivu35

Lopetussivu44

Sivujen määrä10

ISBN978-952-69942-0-8

eISBN978-952-68453-9-5

Verkko-osoitehttp://www.sarks.fi/masf/masf_10/masf_10.html

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/174629937


Tiivistelmä

More than 50 animal-headed stone weapons have been found in the forest zone of north- eastern
Europe. These diverse items consist of maces and axes and they represent a variety of animal
species, of which brown bear and Eurasian elk are the most common. In this article, we pres-
ent an up-to-date overview of these finds and discuss their dating and cultural background. We
argue that the animal-headed stone weapons were prestige items that were introduced to the
northern forest zone by cattle herding groups in the 3rd millennium BC. We interpret the items
as manifestations of a new set of pastoralist beliefs, in which masculinity and the bear probably
played a central part.


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