Raw materials of the Neolithic/Aeneolithic polished stone artefacts - Croatia

Samatovci

Neolithic Sopot Culture Settlement, workshop

Identified raw materials by Kurtanjek D. - Balen D., thin section analysis:

• alunite
• amphibolite
• andesite
• basalt
• chert
• diabase
• diorite
• gabbro
• pegmatite
• sandstone
• serpentinite
• tuff

Suggested provenance: gravel deposits of rivers (Sava or Drava) from Dinarides or Alps

Macroscopic images for Samatovci

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