Yellow in the third millennium BC. From studies on the use of pigments in the funeral rituals of Corded Ware communities
[ 1 ] Ośrodek Archeologii Gór i Wyżyn w Krakowie, Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk | [ 2 ] Ośrodek Archeologii Pradziejowej, Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk | [ P ] pracownik
2025
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EN The equipment from five graves of the Corded Ware culture in Lesser Poland (dated to approximately 2550–2400 BCE) included concentrations of a yellow substance and specific flint tools in the form of pressers-triturators or strikers. The physicochemical analyses indicate that small containers with jarosite were deposited in the graves. Use-wear analyses proved that flint tools were used to obtain and unify the consistency of this substance. Jarosite was most likely received from sulphur-bearing formations near Kraków, primarily from the village of Posądza. The identification of jarosite in Corded Ware graves is consistent with the use of high-quality pigments in the funeral ritual of Final Eneolithic/Early Bronze Age communities. The use of yellow jarosite pigment has not yet been widely documented for this period. This may be related to the insufficient recognition of archaeological sites or may be attributed to the decomposition of jarosite under neutral pH conditions.
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