Publication details

Česká, (okr. Brno-venkov). "Pod Újezdem". Kultura s lineární keramikou

Title in English Česká cadastral area, (Brno-Country District). "Pod Újezdem" field. Linear Pottery cultureture
Authors

PŘICHYSTAL Antonín CULEK Martin

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Web https://www.arub.cz/magazine/pv-64-1/
Keywords disc-shaped; mace head; serpentinised peridotite; symbolic meaning; Brno-Country District
Description An elogated disc-shaped mace head made of serpentinised peridotite was found during a surface survey carried out in 2021 in "Pod Újezdem" field (Česká cadastral area, Brno-Country District). The find is a polished artefact, most probably with a symbolic meaning of power and dates to the period of the Linear Pottery culture. Locality of the find is situated on prehistorical route, so-called Trstěnická route. Probably it belogs to a polycultural settlements archaeologically studied in yr. 1983 ca 50 m eastwards. This fragmented disc was mineralogically studied in detail. The study proved the disc is not made of western Moravia serpentince localities, but from yet unknown distant deposit.

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