14574.10 17588_F1
B14574.12.17588
ID2
LocationNorway
Approximate number of models30
Approximate size282 GB
Soapstone artifacts originate from Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic sites in Western Norway (there are also several stray finds). Only those in the Late Mesolithic layers can be securely attributed stratigraphically. Chronologically they are attributed to 6400-3300 BCE and represent a material culture of the fishing oriented Stone Age societies of the region.
Dataset includes 30 sinkers for line fishing. They are various in size and shape. All are engraved with one or several lines that are the subject of further technological study. Usually, such sinkers are featured with furrow — a wider engraving supposedly used to tighten the line. There are also finer ones, often read as ornamentation. The origin of soapstone is suspected to be local, but is generally unclear.
ID
B14574.12.17588
A grey three-sided sinker with sides in the shape of a sphere segment. All sides are featured with horizontal engravings (furrows?). The surface is damaged. The archaeological context of the artifact is unknown.
Information
Artifact material
Soapstone
Artifact is experimentally produced
No
Tool material [known]
N/A
Tool material [attributed]
Quartz
Tool type [known]
N/A
Tool type [attributed]
Blade
Surface modification strategy description
Attributed as sawing with an edge of the quartz tool
Number of slices
10
Aperture
69°
Depth
60571596 mm
FWMH
520355 mm
Extremum points, [MP]
1.9
Frequency of MP change per mm
2
Depth / FWMH ratio
1164043
Comments on the slices analysis
N/A
Link to the data
N/A
