Late Mesolithic Settlements from the Area of Mazovia (Kokry Industry)

Spatial-functional Camp Interpretations

Abstract

The site of Wieliszew (woj. mazowieckie / PL ) is located on the left bank of the river Narew, directly at its influx to the Vistula. The hallmarks to identify the Kokry industry are the significant prevalence of scrapers over endscrapers, the occurrence of splintered pieces and the paucity of the microlithic types limited basically to trapezes. The methods used in the spatial / functional analysis had been the analysis of the microwear traces on flint, the analysis of the horizontal distribution of artefacts, and refitting.
Basing on the spatial analysis, two activity zones had been detected in trench XVI: the eastern and the western one, with hearths on their borders. The spatial planning in trench XVIIc is slightly different. It seems likely that the southern and central concentrations belonged to the same zone of activity (residential camp), while the northern concentration was another zone, only it could have been secondary in character.