17882.5 13592_B0
B17882.5.13592
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
B17882.5.13592
A larger orange-grey soapstone sinker with a lengthwise furrow. The front side is slightly concave and covered with geometric ornamentation. The back side is flat and blank. 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
29
Aperture
88°
Depth
251319317 mm
FWMH
2754855 mm
Extremum points, [MP]
2.41
Frequency of MP change per mm
1.24
Depth / FWMH ratio
912278
Comments on the slices analysis
N/A
Link to the data
N/A
