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Iča Neolithic Settlement in the Lake Lubāns Wetland
Volume 13 (2010): At the Origins of the Culture of the Balts, pp. 91–109
Ilze Loze  

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Pub. online: 20 June 2010      Type: Article      Open accessOpen Access

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2 February 2010
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29 April 2010
Accepted
20 June 2010
Published
20 June 2010

Abstract

Archaeological excavations in the Late Neolithic settlement of Iča were carried out in 1998 and 1989. Pre-war research of the Iča settlement was done by Eduard Šturms (1895–1959). The aim of this paper is to draw attention to the character of the Late Neolithic population. In total, an area of 463.5 square metres was investigated. Three cultural layers were discovered: Eneolithic, and Late Neolithic. Topography, stratigraphy and dwelling traces are described. Attention is paid to the demoted human burials, of which bones were found all over the excavated area. Flint, stone, antler and amber artefacts, 516 items altogether, were found in an area of 506 square metres. A small clay item, representing the breast of a female figurine, and a bone plate with an engraved anthropomorphic face, are of special interest. Amber ornaments, altogether 122 pendants, buttons, cylindrical beads, fragments of rings and discs, were found. The pottery was classified in three groups: Late Neolithic porous and corded Ware, as well as Eneolithic-Lubāna type. Radiocarbon data from five wooden samples allowed us to date the habitation of the settlement at Iča from 3320 to 2570 bc.

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Iča settlement Lubāns wetland artefacts pottery Neolithic Eneolithic

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