Artisans of the Stone Age: the utilisation of plant- and wood-based raw materials at the wetland site of Järvensuo 1 - UTU Research Portal

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Artisans of the Stone Age: the utilisation of plant- and wood-based raw materials at the wetland site of Järvensuo 1

Authors: Koivisto Satu, Suomela Jenni A., Lempiäinen-Avci Mia

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication year: 2023

Journal: Antiquity

First page : 1

Last page: 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.180

Web address : https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.180

Abstract

Rare organic artefacts, including wooden figurines and fishnet fragments from the Stone Age (c. 6000–2000 BC) were found in 2020 and 2021 during excavations of a wetland site in Finland. The first results from analysing the artefacts, crafting methods and raw materials provide novel insights into artisanship, material know-how and visual culture of northern hunter-fisher-gatherers.