Achaeometrical Research in Hungary II., 1988

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Biró Т. К.: Steingeräte des Fundortes Kustánszeg-Lisztessarok = Communicationes Archaeologicae Hungaricae (1991) 32-37. Case study on the lithic material of the site belonging to Transdanubian LBC. Analysis of pottery and other archaeological features in the same volume by N. Kalicz. Biró Т. К.: Adatok a korai baltakészítés technológiájához (Data on the technology of early axe production) = Acta Musei Papensis, Pápai Múzeumi Értesítő 3-4, Pápa (1992) 33-79. This paper gives a full record of a polished stone axe production center on the site AszódPapi földek, Lengyel culture. The site is known for its various types of industrial activities and possible role as a "prehistoric trade centre". The evidences of polished stone axe production (made on basalt or dark andésite) range from blocks of raw material, chips, cores, preforms, broken pieces, polishers and even textile print to give high polish. (Takács)-Biró К.: Lithotheca - an effective help for provenance studies = Acta Archaeologica Carpathica 31, Krakow (1992) 179-184. The comparative raw material collection of the Hungarian National Museum was founded in 1986, on the occasion of the Sümeg Conference. This short papers gives an introduction to the use of the collection with special regard on methodological questions. Biró Т. К.: A Szentgál, Füzi-kúti későneolit település kőanyaga (Lithic material of the Late Neolithic settlement Szentgál, Füzi-kút) = Veszprém Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei 19-20, Veszprém (1994) 89-118. Case study on the lithic material of the Lengyel culture site located closest to the Szentgál radiolarite quarry. Discussed topics include typology, provenance, technology, intra-site spatial distribution. Other archaeological features analysed by J. Regénye in the same volume Biró Т. К.: The role of lithic finds in the Neolithic archaeology of the Alföld region = A Jósa András Múzeum Evkönyve 36, Nyíregyháza (1994) 159-165. General survey on the significance and contribution of lithic studies for Neolithic archaeology, with special regard to provenance, spatial statistics, refitting and use-wear. Biró Т. К.: H 8 Szentgál-Tűzköveshegy, Veszprém county. In: Lech ed., Catalogue of flint mines: Hungary = Archaeologia Polona, Warszawa (1995) 402-408. The Szentgál-Tűzköveshegy exploitation site is the largest and most widespread source of raw chipped stone raw materials in Hungary. The Excavation of the mining field and the related settlements is in progress for more than ten years. This paper gives an account of the features which can be possibly associated with mining. 294