Caroline Hamon, CNRS, Chargée de Recherche, UMR 8215 Trajectoires. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3314-9525
Resum
El jaciment de sal de Duzdagi està situat al riu Araxes, a 7 km de l'actual ciutat de Naxcivan (Azerbaidjan). Aquest jaciment, excepcional per les dimensions i la densitat de restes arqueològiques, ha estat explotat des de la segona meitat del V mil·lenni (finals del Calcolític), mentre que l'explotació principal es remunta a les edats d’inicis del Bronze i del Ferro (Marro et al. , 2010; Gonon, et al.). L'anàlisi tecnofuncional de diversos centenars d'eines de pedra trobades durant les prospeccions de superfície (Hamon 2016) i les excavacions (Hamon et al., 2021). Aquest article se centra en l'estudi dels diferents tipus d'accessoris, els mètodes de fabricació i les traces d'ús de les eines (martells, morters, pedres de moldre), cosa que dóna algunes informacions sobre la reconstrucció de les tècniques d'extracció i els mètodes de transformació de la sal a Duzdagi des del Calcolític fins a l'Edat del Ferro.
Abstract
The Duzdagi salt deposit is located on the Araxes River, 7 km from the present-day town of Naxcivan (Azerbaijan). This site, exceptional for its size and the density of archaeological remains, has been exploited since the second half of the 5th millennium (Late Chalcolithic), while the main exploitation dates back to the Early Bronze and Iron Ages (Marro et al., 2010; Gonon, et al., 2021). The techno-functional analysis of several hundred stone tools found during surface surveys (Hamon 2016) and excavations (Hamon et al., 2021) focuses on the study of the different types of fittings, manufacturing methods and traces of tool use (hammers, pestles, grinding stones), which casts some lignt on the reconstruction of the extraction techniques and the transformation methods of salt in Duzdagi from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age.
Keywords: Caucasus, extraction, hammers, Prehistory and workshop.
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DOI :10.4000/books.momeditions.12472
