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Baales, Michael, Koch, Ingrid, Schierhold, Kerstin and Schyle, Daniel (2016). Light for the - Dead Strike-a-Lights in the Late Neolithic Megalithic Tombs from Erwitte-Schmerlecke (Kr. Soest). Archaol. Korrespondenzbl., 46 (1). S. 27 - 42. MAINZ: ROMISCH-GERMANISCHES ZENTRALMUSEUM. ISSN 0342-734X

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Abstract

In this article a larger series of Neolithic strike-a-lights from a verified closed find is presented for the first time. 206 strike-a-lights were discovered in two late Neolithic gallery tombs from Erwitte-Schmerlecke in the Westphalian Hellweg zone which were completely examined between 2009 and 2013. The series mainly consist of little-worked Baltic flint fragments; however, tools of Western European flint were used as well. Particularly noteworthy are the fragments of two types of axe blades of Lousberg flint as well as two flint strike-a-lights with inherent spherical remains of the associated marcasite nodule. Comparable archaeological finds and the number of individuals buried in the graves from Schmerlecke indicate that only men were provided with such percussion strike-a-lights perhaps as a part of their day-to-day equipment/costume.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Baales, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Koch, Ingrid UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schierhold, Kerstin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schyle, Daniel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-289706
Journal or Publication Title:	Archaol. Korrespondenzbl.
Volume:	46
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 27 - 42
Date:	2016
Publisher:	ROMISCH-GERMANISCHES ZENTRALMUSEUM
Place of Publication:	MAINZ
ISSN:	0342-734X
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language STONE-AGE; FIRE; PYRITE; FLINT Multiple languages Archaeology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28970