5 The Finds Article Swipe
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· 2020
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110664959-009
· OA: W3192498940
The FindsIn this chapter, we present comparative analyses of artifacts and ecofacts from most of the Project excavations at Nebelivka (House A9, the Mega-structure, the Pit in Sondazh 1 and the test pits).The finds from the Ukrainian excavations of Houses B17 and B18, the 'industrial feature' and their respective pits are published elsewhere.All classes of finds were subject to the same taphonomic protocols before comparative analysis between the excavation units at Nebelivka and comparisons with other Trypillia sites and megasites.A team of pottery specialists considered alternatives to the Ryzhov pottery system, using the sherd rather than the whole vessel as the unit for 14 different comparative analyses.Dmytro Kiosak examined the small lithic assemblage, identifying a major decrease in lithic deposition after the large Early Trypillia samples.The special finds analysis considered the sample of almost 100 figurines, fired clay tokens and the only gold ornament known so far from the Trypillia group.David Orton and colleagues have written the first modern faunal report of a Trypillia assemblage, paying attention to inter-analyst variability and contextual variability.The small botanical assemblage, discussed by Galyna Pashkevych, was the result of the first water-sieving operation conducted on a Trypillia excavation and confirmed her views, counterfactual for megasites, on Trypillia arable farming as low in production and efficiency.
