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Norwegian Archaeological Review Volume 55, 2022 - Issue 1
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A Glacially Preserved Mesolithic Rock Crystal Extraction Site in the Swiss Alps

Marcel Cornelissena Institut «Kulturen der Alpen», Altdorf, Switzerland. E-mail: [email protected]ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9832-0058View further author information
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Christian Auf der Maurb Abteilung Denkmalpflege und Archäologie, Justizdirektion, Kanton Uri, Altdorf, Switzerland. E-mail: [email protected]ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5143-3856View further author information
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Thomas Reitmaierc Archäologischer Dienst Graubunden, Chur, Switzerland. E-mail: [email protected]ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3810-5839View further author information
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Pages 96-102 | Published online: 17 Apr 2022

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Fig. 1. Sites mentioned in the text. @Marcel Cornelissen/@swisstopo.

Fig. 1. Sites mentioned in the text. @Marcel Cornelissen/@swisstopo.

Fig. 2. Fuorcla da Strem Sut above the Brunnifirn, during the Sept. 2020 excavation. @Valentin Luthiger/Institut Kulturen der Alpen.

Fig. 2. Fuorcla da Strem Sut above the Brunnifirn, during the Sept. 2020 excavation. @Valentin Luthiger/Institut Kulturen der Alpen.

Fig. 3. Radiocarbon dates of organic finds from the Fuorcla da Strem Sut. @Marcel Cornelissen.

Fig. 3. Radiocarbon dates of organic finds from the Fuorcla da Strem Sut. @Marcel Cornelissen.

Fig. 4. The site under excavation, 2020. In the background the quartz vein discovered by Heinz Infanger. @Valentin Luthiger/Institut Kulturen der Alpen.

Fig. 4. The site under excavation, 2020. In the background the quartz vein discovered by Heinz Infanger. @Valentin Luthiger/Institut Kulturen der Alpen.

Fig. 5. Fuorcla da Strem Sut, rock crystal tools. A) bi-laterally retouched point; B) borer; C) quartz crystal unworked. Scale: 2 cm Photos Valentin Luthiger/Institut Kulturen der Alpen, drawing Marcel Cornelissen.

Fig. 5. Fuorcla da Strem Sut, rock crystal tools. A) bi-laterally retouched point; B) borer; C) quartz crystal unworked. Scale: 2 cm Photos Valentin Luthiger/Institut Kulturen der Alpen, drawing Marcel Cornelissen.

Fig. 6. Red deer (Cervus elaphus) antler beam from the Fuorcla da Strem Sut. @G. Perissinotto/Archäologischer Dienst Graubünden.

Fig. 6. Red deer (Cervus elaphus) antler beam from the Fuorcla da Strem Sut. @G. Perissinotto/Archäologischer Dienst Graubünden.

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