The Špica pile-dwelling site – analyses of archaeological wood

Leghissa, Elena (author), Jančar, Mojca (author), Merela, Maks (author), Krže, Luka (author), Štular, Benjamin (author), Velušček, Anton (author), Čufar, Katarina (author)

We present the investigation of wood discovered during the 2009/2010 archaeological excavations at the prehistoric pile-dwelling settlement of Špica in Ljubljansko barje, Slovenia. The results include data on wood identification, dendrochronological dating and the spatial distribution of the piles. We focussed on smaller sections of the site and dated oak and ash piles with the reference chronologies of the pile-dwelling settlements of Založnica and Parte spanning the period 2659 – 2366 BC. Based on the established dates of tree felling, we identified several construction activities between 2522 and 2406 BC. Due to the time span of the available reference chronologies, it was not possible to date the wood eventually felled before or after 2659 – 2366 BC. The analyses of the wood together with earlier analyses of archaeological artefacts allow a better understanding of the chronological framework of the Špica site, although this study could not exploit the entire research potential of the excavated archaeological wood.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Ljubljansko barje, Špica pile-dwelling, Late Copper Age, 3rd millennium BC, archaeological wood, dendrochronology
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 04.12.2024
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 75-92
• Numbering: Let. 73, št. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-165842
• UDC: 630*561.24
• ISSN on article: 2590-9932
• DOI: 10.26614/les-wood.2024.v73n02a07
• COBISS.SI-ID: 218700291
• Publication date in RUL: 12.12.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Les
• Publisher: Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za lesarstvo, Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za lesarstvo, Založba Univerze
• ISSN: 2590-9932
• COBISS.SI-ID: 290940672

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Koliščarska naselbina Špica – raziskave arheološkega lesa

Abstract

Predstavljamo raziskavo lesa, odkritega med arheološkimi izkopavanji 2009/2010 na prazgodovinski koliščarski naselbini Špica na Ljubljanskem barju v Sloveniji. Raziskave so v glavnem vključevale identifikacijo lesa, dendrokronološko datiranje in prostorsko razporeditev kolov. Osredotočili smo se na manjše dele najdišča in datirali hrastove in jesenove kole z referenčnimi kronologijami koliščarskih naselbin Založnica in Parte, za obdobje 2659–2366 pr. Kr. Na podlagi ugotovljenih datumov poseka dreves smo identificirali več faz gradbenih aktivnosti med leti 2522 in 2406 pr. Kr. Zaradi časovnega razpona razpoložljivih referenčnih kronologij ni bilo mogoče datirati lesa, ki je bil morda posekan pred letom 2659 ali po letu 2366 pr. Kr. Analize lesa skupaj s predhodnimi analizami arheoloških najdb omogočajo boljše razumevanje kronološkega okvira obstoja kolišča Špica, čeprav v študiji nismo uspeli izkoristiti celotnega potenciala zbranega arheološkega lesa.

• Keywords: Ljubljansko barje, kolišče Špica, pozna bakrena doba, tretje tisočletje pr. Kr., arheološki les, dendrokronologija