The lithic material discovered in the Starčevo-Criș cultural layer from the archaeological site of Negrilești-Curtea Școlii, Galați County

Abstract

In this paper, the polished and knapped stone artefacts discovered in the Starčevo-Criș cultural layer of Negrilești " Curtea Școlii" archaeological site in Galați County are analysed. The archaeological site is situated in the Negrilești village, on the high terrace of the Bârlad stream. This group of stone artefacts consists of 91 items, of which 11 are polished and 80 are knapped (from flint and obsidian). In this analysis, we approach several aspects that contribute to our understanding of the operational sequence of an artefact, from the raw material block to the discarded item : identification of the raw material, the typological classification and the attainment of some technological and functional observations.

Keywords

• early neolithic
• starčevo-criș culture
• polished stone
• knapped stone
• obsidian
• typology