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Vaasen, Rowin (2020)

A research into the production and reuse of adzes at the LBK site of Nattenhoven

Bachelor thesis | Archaeology (MA/MSc)

In the Younger LBK, exchange networks start to change. Instead of long-distance networks, the trade becomes more local. The change in the raw material used for adzes in the Graetheide cluster in southern Limburg (NL) illustrates this change. The material changes from the distant amphibolite rock to the more local lydite (phtanite) and grès-a-micas rocks. Why this happened is not yet clear, which is why we will be having a look at the LBK site of Nattenhoven. This site is suspected of being a production site for adzes in the Younger LBK. Newly accessible adze material from this site indeed shows that it is likely that the site was an adze production site. The lack of dateable finds such as fine-walled pottery have however made it difficult to determine the exact age of the site. As such, a connection to the changing trade networks cannot be made. Future research may however proof to be useful if exact dating is managed for the site.

Adze

Nattenhoven

LBK

Lydite

Phtanite

Author

Vaasen, Rowin

Faculty

Faculty of Archaeology

Supervisors

Verpoorte, Alexander

ECTS Credits

10

Language

en