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Hafted points and their functional interpretation on the basis of their horizontal distribution at the Neolithic site of Arbon Bleiche 3 (3384-3370 BC), Switzerland
ConferencePaper (Artikel, die in Tagungsbänden erschienen sind)
ID
140734
Author(s)
Schibler, Jörg; Marti-Grädel, Elisabeth; Deschler-Erb, Sabine; Doppler, Thomas
Hafted points and their functional interpretation on the basis of their horizontal distribution at the Neolithic site of Arbon Bleiche 3 (3384-3370 BC), Switzerland
Ancient and modern bone artefacts from America to Russia : cultural, technological and functional signature
Place of Conference
Paris Nanterre
Year of Conference
2007
Publisher
Archaeopress
Place of Publication
Oxford
Pages
S. 249-254
ISSN/ISBN
978-1-4073-0677-3
Keywords
Neolithic lakedwelling, Switzerland, bone tools, function analysis
Abstract
Hafted points made of animal bone or red deer antler are found regularly in Neolithic lake dwelling sites from Switzerland. The site of Arbon Bleiche 3 has yielded 223 of such points which belong to three different types: points with a flat smoothed base made of long bones (type 1/10), double-points made of long bones (type 2/1) and double-points made of ribs (type 2/2). Because of the excellent preservation of the single occupation layer and their very precise dating to only 15 years (3384 - 3370 BC) the double-points’ spatial distribution and statistical analysis allow some interpretation of their use. Specimens of the types 1/10 and 2/1 with a length below 70mm were used as arrow heads. The ones over 70mm more likely represent tools. Type 2/2 artefacts were mostly used as fish hooks. Exploratory procedures such as correspondence analysis corroborate these interpretations.
