PETŘÍK, Jan, Daniel SOSNA, Lubomír PROKEŠ, Denis ŠTEFANISKO and Patrik GALETA. Shape matters: assessing regional variation of Bell Beaker projectile points in Central Europe using geometric morphometrics. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. Springer, 2018, vol. 10, No 4, p. 893-904. ISSN 1866-9557. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12520-016-0423-z.
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Original name Shape matters: assessing regional variation of Bell Beaker projectile points in Central Europe using geometric morphometrics
Authors PETŘÍK, Jan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Daniel SOSNA (203 Czech Republic), Lubomír PROKEŠ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Denis ŠTEFANISKO (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and Patrik GALETA (203 Czech Republic).
Edition Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, Springer, 2018, 1866-9557.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 60102 Archaeology
Country of publisher Germany
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 1.978
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/18:00108690
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12520-016-0423-z
UT WoS 000431795200012
Keywords in English projectile points-bell beakers-geometric-morphometric
Tags AKR, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Despite the large-scale expansion of Bell Beaker phenomenon, there is a tension between the normative Bell Beaker material culture categories and their local objectification in the form of real artefacts. Stone projectile points provide an opportunity to evaluate how much was the general category of such a point influenced by regional and local factors. The aim of this paper is to explore shape and size variation of Central European Bell Beaker projectile points from Moravia (Czech Republic) to elucidate factors responsible for this variation. The sample consists of 194 projectile points from 54 Central European Bell Beaker sites (2500–2300/2200 BC) distributed in Morava River catchment. The size and shape of projectile points were studied by landmark-based geometric morphometrics and expressed as shape groups, which have been assessed in terms of their spatial distribution, raw material, and reutilization. Although several shape categories of points were identified, there is a strong degree of uniformity in the research sample. The dominant shape category (75.4 % of points) was pervasive across geographic space and was not significantly affected either by raw material or reutilization. A lower degree of reutilization of points is interpreted as a consequence of a non-utilitarian role of projectile points, which represented a critical component of Bell Beaker mortuary practices.
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MUNI/M/1790/2014, interní kód MUName: Vztahy mezi člověkem, klimatem a vegetací v předindustriální krajině na různých prostorových měřítcích (Acronym: CLOVEG)
Investor: Masaryk University, INTERDISCIPLINARY - Interdisciplinary research projects
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