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Finds which should not exist A temporary exhibition by the Archaeological Heritage Office Saxony presented at and in cooperation with the City History Museum of Leipzig
The term stone age says it all. Archaeological research relies mainly on objects that are best preserved and most frequently found: tools from various sorts of stones. Besides, the early Neolithic (5500 - 4500 B.C.) can be divided into two periods according to the typical ornaments on its pottery: "Linienbandkeramik" and "Stichbandkeramik". Until recently it could only be guessed that a whole range of tools and objects made from more ephemeral materials must have existed too. Spectacular finds from Saxony have now corrected our understanding of these distant times. On large scale excavations archaeologists have discovered deep pits which contained wood framed wells and other objects from organic materials perfectly preserved in the waterlogged sediments. These finds are extremely rare and now shown in public for the first time. Among them are vessels elaborately decorated with wooden marquetry, bags made from bark and bone tools. Even ropes could be retrieved. |
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