NEOLITYCZNE NARZĘDZIA Z METABAZYTÓW TYPU JIZERSKÉ HORY (MASYW CZESKI) NA OBSZARZE POLSKI

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NEOLITHIC TOOLS MADE OF THE JIZERSKÉ HORY-TYPE METABASITES (BOHEMIAN MASSIF) FROM THE AREA OF POLAND

Abstract. The paper presents the results of rock material analysis of Neolithic stone tools from six archaeological sites located in the territory of Poland, which belong to the Linear Band Pottery Culture. The materials underwent a petrographic analysis on the polarising microscope and a mineralogical analysis on the electron microscope (SEM) with energetic microprobe (EDS). A diffractometer (XRD) was also used. As a result of comparative analysis of the results with literature data, it can be concluded with a high probability that the materials show the greatest similarity to the Jizerské hory-type metabasites mined in Neolithic mines discovered at the beginning of the 21st century near Tanvald (Bohemian Massif). This provenance is also indicated by both the similarity of the tools from archaeological sites to those found in the Neolithic mines, and their age. The research confirms for the first time that tools made of Jizerské hory-type metabasites were imported to the territory of Kujawy, Małopolska and Pomerania.