The Usage of Ochre at the Verge of Neolithisation from the Near East to the Carpathian Basin
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The Usage of Ochre at the Verge of Neolithisation from the Near East to the Carpathian Basin

  1. 232 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Usage of Ochre at the Verge of Neolithisation from the Near East to the Carpathian Basin

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The Usage of Ochre at the Verge of Neolithisation from the Near East to the Carpathian Basin explores the cultural meaning of ochre among the societies of the Late Epipalaeolithic/Mesolithic and the Early Neolithic from the Levant to the Carpathian Basin.Firstly, the book attempts an accurate characterization of the material, ochre. Both its features as well as its possible outcrops and co-occurring minerals are outlined. The cultural background is described, in particular underlining the continuation of chosen elements and the visible dichotomy between sacral and profane areas of ochre application. On that basis it proved possible to discuss the meanings of ochre, underscored by that division. The discussion also focuses on the possibility of matching archaeological and natural samples. This in turn would allow the creation of a map of interconnections between societies and/or outcrops. To that end the project employed geochemical methods, such as SEM, EDS and a trial study with Raman spectroscopy. The main results demonstrate the possibility of ochre characterization based on laboratory results and the visible interconnections between Epipalaeolithic/Mesolithic and Neolithic societies.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents Page
  5. List of Figures
  6. List of Tables
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. 1. Introduction
  9. 2. Ochre
  10. 3. Cultural Background with Particular Consideration of Neolithisation Processes
  11. 4. Contexts of Ochre Finds in Archaeological Layers
  12. 5. Ethnographic Analogies for Ochre Application
  13. 6. Ochre in the Neolithic Transformations from the Levant to the Carpathian Basin
  14. 7. Ochre Outcrops on the Terrains under Investigation
  15. 8. Analysis of Ochre Samples
  16. 9. The Meaning of Ochre in Societies on the Verge of Neolithisation
  17. 10. Conclusions
  18. 11. Bibliography
  19. Appendix 1. Catalogue of Archaeological Sites
  20. Appendix 2. Catalogue of Natural Ochre Outcrops
  21. Links to Online Appendices