Animal Teeth and Mesolithic Society
Abstract: In several graves from the Mesolithic sites of Skateholm, South Sweden, animal teeth were found. Some of these teeth were used as beads in clothing. The strontium isotope analysis of 11 animal teeth is reported and discussed in comparison with human values from burials at the sites and baseline values from South Sweden. Roughly half of the animal teeth are nonlocal and from different places of origin. The beads themselves appear to carry symbolic information that may be related to the physical or social attributes of the wearer. This study involved a detailed investigation of the use-wear around the perforation and its relation to the local and nonlocal origin of the teeth.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Animal Teeth and Mesolithic Society ; volume:8 ; number:1 ; year:2022 ; pages:55-61 ; extent:7
Open archaeology ; 8, Heft 1 (2022), 55-61 (gesamt 7)
- Creator
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Larsson, Lars
Douglas Price, T.
- DOI
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10.1515/opar-2022-0229
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022071914522750784959
- Rights
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
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15.08.2025, 7:36 AM CEST
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