Scapular Artefacts with Serrated Edges from Late Bronze Age Fortified Settlements in Estonia
Volume 13 (2010): At the Origins of the Culture of the Balts, pp. 162–174
Pub. online: 20 June 2010
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Received
8 April 2010
8 April 2010
Revised
28 April 2010
28 April 2010
Accepted
20 June 2010
20 June 2010
Published
20 June 2010
20 June 2010
Abstract
This study focuses on artefacts with serrated edges made of scapulae occurring in assemblages from Late Bronze Age fortified settlements in Estonia. They have usually been interpreted in Estonia as flax-working tools; but recently some doubts have been raised about this use. The article gives an overview of these finds both in Estonia and elsewhere, and discusses possible areas of their use.