STONE AS A RESOURCE IN PREHISTORY AND ANTIQUITY Katarina Šprem 1 , Robert Matijašić 1 , Rajna Šošić Klindžić 2 1 Faculty of Humanities Juraj Dobrila University of Pula ([email protected] ; [email protected] ) 2 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Zagreb ([email protected] ) Istria is a geographically relatively enclosed region with geological surface deposits that allow for different raw stone material exploitation. Depending on the stone raw material, different macroscopic and microscopic analyses will be used. Fig. 1. A flake made of raw material collected in Vižula near Medulin. It can be argued that stone has been one of the most important kinds of raw material during most of human existence. Even though the information about provenance or source location of raw stone material found on archaeological sites can tell us a lot about societies and economies of the period in question, this type of research isn’t often in the focus of archaeology. We propose to sample quarry sites, as well as other primary and secondary deposits of different raw material in the Northern Adriatic that may have been used in prehistory and antiquity of Istria to obtain a relevant reference base for provenance studies. Fig. 2. An unused stone block in a quarry in Kloštar, municipality of Vrsar. Fig. 3. Chert layer seen in a profile. Vižula near Medulin. VRSAR-ORSERA MUNICIPALITY

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STONE AS A RESOURCE IN PREHISTORY AND ANTIQUITY

Katarina Šprem1, Robert Matijašić1, Rajna Šošić Klindžić2

1 Faculty of Humanities Juraj Dobrila University of Pula ([email protected]; [email protected])

2 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Zagreb ([email protected])

Istria is a geographically relativelyenclosed region with geological surfacedeposits that allow for different rawstone material exploitation. Dependingon the stone raw material, differentmacroscopic and microscopic analyseswill be used.

Fig. 1. A flake made of raw material collectedin Vižula near Medulin.

It can be argued that stone has beenone of the most important kinds of rawmaterial during most of humanexistence. Even though the informationabout provenance or source location ofraw stone material found onarchaeological sites can tell us a lotabout societies and economies of theperiod in question, this type of researchisn’t often in the focus of archaeology.

We propose to sample quarry sites,as well as other primary and secondarydeposits of different raw material in theNorthern Adriatic that may have beenused in prehistory and antiquity of Istriato obtain a relevant reference base forprovenance studies.

Fig. 2. An unused stone block in a quarry inKloštar, municipality of Vrsar.

Fig. 3. Chert layer seen in a profile. Vižula nearMedulin.

VRSAR-ORSERA MUNICIPALITY

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