Deer antler mace-heads from the Late Bronze Age in Northeastern Romania

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Vasile Diaconu et al., « Deer antler mace-heads from the Late Bronze Age in Northeastern Romania », Materiale şi cercetări arheologice, ID : 10.3406/mcarh.2021.2230


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In the northeastern part of Romania (namely in Botoșani County) several deer antler mace-heads were identified in the last decades. The three artifacts discussed here come from settlements of the Late Bronze Age, the Noua culture. All the items were made from segments from the lower part of the antler, being subsequently perforated. In order to understand the manner of their manufacture, experimental archaeology data were also brought into discussion. There are very good analogies in Bronze Age cultural contexts for the specimens that are the object of our study. These items could have been used as weapons, but most likely they had certain social significance.

În zona de nord-est a României, în județul Botoșani, au fost identificate în ultimele decenii câteva piese din corn de cerb de tip măciucă. Cele trei artefacte discutate în cadrul prezentului articol provin din așezări ale culturii Noua specifice bronzului târziu. Toate piesele au fost lucrate din segmente provenite de la baza coarnelor de cerb, fiind ulterior perforate. Pentru a înțelege modul de realizare a unor astfel de obiecte, au fost aduse în discuție și date de arheologie experimentală. În mediile culturale ale epocii bronzului găsim analogii foarte bune pentru exemplarele care fac obiectul studiului nostru. Din punct de vedere al semnificațiilor, piesele amintite puteau fi folosite ca arme, dar, cel mai probabil, aveau o semnificație socială.

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