From Mont Viso to Slovakia: The two axeheads of alpine jade from Golianovo

Pétrequin, Pierre; Errera, Michel; Cassen, Serge; Gauthier, Estelle; Hovorka, D.; Klassen, Lutz; Sheridan, Alison

doi:10.1556/aarch.62.2011.2.1

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“…These greenstone tools underwent vast circulation all over the Western Europe -i.e., in Southern France and along a corridor running from Southern Italy to Great Britain (Pétrequin et al, 2002). Similar tools of presumed alpine origin were also found in Slovakia and Czech Republic (Spišiak and Hovorka, 2005;Pétrequin et al, 2011).…”

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The Neolithic greenstone industry of Brignano Frascata (Italy): Archaeological and archaeometric study, implications and comparison with coeval sites in the Grue, Ossona and Curone valleys

Giustetto

Venturino

Barale

et al. 2017

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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The Neolithic greenstone industry of Brignano Frascata (Italy): Archaeological and archaeometric study, implications and comparison with coeval sites in the Grue, Ossona and Curone valleys

Giustetto

Venturino

Barale

et al. 2017

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“…Most of the lithic implements (axes, chisels and hatchets) have been found in archaeological sites spread all over Europe, especially in the Po plain and Western Alps. These tools underwent a vast circulation, as similar relics have been found in southern France, southern Italy, Great Britain (Pétrequin et al, 2002), Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, (Spišiak and Hovorka, 2005;Pétrequin et al, 2011;Bendő et al, 2014Bendő et al, , 2019, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Spain (Tsonchev, 1946;Přichystal and Trnka, 2001;Errera et al, 2006;Pétrequin et al, 2008) and Malta (Mancusi, 2017). They are mostly made of sensu stricto greenstones, i.e.…”

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The Neolithic greenstone industry of Chiomonte (northwestern Italy): mineralogy, petrography and archaeometric implications

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The polished stone industry of Chiomonte (Piedmont region, northwestern Italy), dating back to the middle to late Neolithic, has been studied with a multi-analytical approach, including mineralogical, petrographic and morpho-typological issues, with the aim of providing information about the sources of the raw materials and determining the function of this particular settlement in the prehistoric Western Alps. Most of the lithic tools are made of sensu stricto greenstones (i.e. "Na pyroxene rocks" and "Na pyroxene and garnet rocks"), though a large number of serpentinite tools (25 %) also exist. The combined application of X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), polarising microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled with Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (SEM-EDS) led to the detection of specific mineral and chemical "markers", pointing to the Chiomonte tools likely having come from the Monviso area. However, other closer supply sources, e.g. small meta-ophiolite units in the Orsiera-Rocciavré mountain range or in the lower Susa valley, cannot be ruled out. The presence, on the many retrieved roughouts and broken tools, of raw, yet unpolished surfaces that are ascribable to pebbles and cobbles from alluvial or glacial deposits, suggests that these rocks had been picked up from local "secondary" sources. The abundance of roughouts and broken tools identifies Chiomonte as a second-order manufacturing site, although it is still unclear whether such an activity was restricted to serving local needs or if it contributed to the circulation of greenstone implements on a wider scale.Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European mineralogical societies DMG, SEM, SIMP & SFMC.

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“…Este dominio se extiende hacia Gran Bretaña, Irlanda y Alemania hacia fines del V milenio a.n.e. (Petrequin et al 1997;2002;2011a;2011b).…”

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“…los Alpes proporcionaron la materia prima de la mayoría de las hachas pulimentadas realizadas en jadeíta y eclogita del norte de Europa (Petrequin et al 2008;2011b). Estas hachas circularon a grandes distancias a lo largo de Europa Occidental, y en particular entre los Alpes, el Atlántico y el Mar del Norte, viajando desde los Alpes a Francia, Alemania, Luxemburgo, Bélgica, Holanda, Gran Bretaña (incluida Escocia), Irlanda y ocasionalmente hacia Escandinavia, República Checa, Eslovaquia, Austria, Croacia, el sur de Italia (Sicilia), España, Dinamarca y Bulgaria para cronologías que van desde el Neolítico a la Edad del Cobre, llegando a recorrer hasta 1700 km desde la fuente de aprovisionamiento (Venturino Gambari 1996;D'Amico 2005;D'Amico et al 2003;Petrequin et al 2005;2008;2011a;Tsonev 2008;Risch 2011;Leighton y Dixon 1992). Petrequin et al (2011bPetrequin et al ( , 2002Petrequin et al ( , 2005Petrequin et al ( , 2008Petrequin et al ( , 2006 proponen que las hachas alpinas comienzan a circular en dirección oeste a finales del VI milenio a.n.e., como herramientas puramente funcionales realizadas principalmente en eclogitas y anfibolitas, estando tan solo pulidas en el filo, limitando el uso de jadeítas a la producción de pequeñas hachas/cinceles y anillos.…”

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El hacha pulimentada de jade de la colección Tubino (Museo Municipal, Valencina de la Concepción, Sevilla)

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Blanes

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Resumen: En este trabajo se estudia un hacha pulimentada inédita excepcional depositada en el Museo de Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla) en noviembre de 2010 y que formó parte de la colección personal de Francisco María Tubino y Oliva (1833-1888). Aunque la procedencia exacta de la pieza es desconocida, existen razones para pensar que podría proceder de algún yacimiento arqueológico de la provincia de Sevilla. Mediante la aplicación de dos técnicas analíticas diferentes (XRD, DCμRS), se identifica la pieza como jade-jadeíta de una pureza superior al 95 ml%, lo que implica su procedencia de los Alpes. En las conclusiones se realiza una valoración de la significación de esta pieza en términos de contactos a larga distancia en la Prehistoria Reciente ibérica. Palabras Clave: Prehistoria Reciente, Hacha Pulimentada, Jade, Espectroscopia µ-Raman, Difracción de Rayos X, Intercambio de Larga Distancia, Comercio Abstract: A polished axe donated to the Valencina de la Concepción Museum (Seville, Spain) in November 2010, and that had belonged to Francisco María Tubino y Oliva's (1833-1888) personal collection, is studied. Although the exact provenance of this object is unknown, there are reasons to think that it might have been found on some archaeological site of the Seville province. Through the application of two different analytical techniques (XRD, DCμRS), this axe is identified as a jade-jadeite of purity above 95 ml%, which necessarily implies it came from the Alps. In the conclusions a discussion of this artifact is made in terms of long distance contact in Iberian Late Prehistory.

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From Mont Viso to Slovakia: The two axeheads of alpine jade from Golianovo

Cited by 10 publications

References 9 publications

The Neolithic greenstone industry of Brignano Frascata (Italy): Archaeological and archaeometric study, implications and comparison with coeval sites in the Grue, Ossona and Curone valleys

The Neolithic greenstone industry of Brignano Frascata (Italy): Archaeological and archaeometric study, implications and comparison with coeval sites in the Grue, Ossona and Curone valleys

The Neolithic greenstone industry of Chiomonte (northwestern Italy): mineralogy, petrography and archaeometric implications

El hacha pulimentada de jade de la colección Tubino (Museo Municipal, Valencina de la Concepción, Sevilla)

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