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Priedaine: A Neolithic Site at the Head of the Gulf of Riga

2016; Volume: 23; Linguagem: Inglês

10.15181/ab.v23i0.1294

2351-6534

Valdis Bērziņš, Aija Ceriņa, Mārcis Kalniņš, Lembi Lõugas, Harald Lübke, John Meadows,

Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies

The Neolithic site of Priedaine in Jūrmala was excavated on a small scale in 2007–2008, yielding an assemblage of Comb Ceramics, along with unique wooden implements and fragments of pine-lath fishing structures. The environment and subsistence resources are indicated by plant macrofossil remains and a small faunal collection. Located by a palaeolake and also very close to the sea, the site, dated to c. 3700–3500 cal BC, would have been oriented towards aquatic resource exploitation. However, it had a wider range of functions, as indicated by the evidence of flint and amber processing.