- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Marine and environmental studies
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Medieval European History and Architecture
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Klaipėda University
2024
Vilnius Academy of Arts
2018-2024
Abstract A re-examination of animal tooth pendants from Mesolithic (c. 9000–5000 BC in Lithuania) graves at Donkalnis (western revealed one engraved specimen. Among the hundreds reported for this period eastern Baltic, engravings are rare. The discovery offers new insights into human-animal relationships reflected northern forager burial traditions.
This article discusses the imagery of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figurines which accompanied eleven burials in Stone Age cemetery at Zvejnieki, Latvia. These date to sixth, fifth early-mid fourth millennia cal BC, according radiocarbon dates human remains from ten burials, three were dated for this paper. The are considered terms their characteristic formal qualities position within graves. Parallels drawn with similar finds elsewhere Baltic region. employed appears be based on...
This paper presents the latest data on a spindle-shaped decorated bone dagger, which was found as stray find in village of Šarnelė northwest Lithuania, and recently been dated to Final Palaeolithic. It is currently only one such example osseous technology Lithuania this period. In 2016, we started reinvestigate Stone Age material from Samogitian highland by AMS radiocarbon (14C) dating, stable isotopes, use-wear Raman methods. dating showed that dagger discovered surroundings drained Lake...
The elk staff is a characteristic Stone Age artefact from the Baltic region. most elegant specimens have been found in Olenij Ostrov burial site and various sites Šventoji. In 2016, use-wear of artefacts Šventoji was studied microscopically under magnification factor 690. research effort also resulted successful dating one staves at third archaeological article presents results findings study, supplementing what already known about artefacts.
Daktariškė 5 is a huntergatherer site with organic preservation in western Lithuania.It located on former island of Lake Biržulis, where most finds were obtained the lacustrine environment.The excavations revealed various osseous tools, such as axes and adzes, projectile points, barbed gouges chisels, dating from 6th to 3rd millennium cal BC.Despite abundance vicinity including those at site, many remain unexplored terms presenting their typological diversity, technology direct AMS 14 C...
Amber discs with cross decoration are the research subject of this article. The article discusses their proliferation, typology and chronology. amber disc from Daktariškė 5 settlement is analysed in greater detail: its decoration, number holes, regularities, spectral analysis possible symbolic meanings discussed.