Viktor Klochko

THE NEW TRYPILLIA CULTURE COPPER OBJECTS

(5400 - 2800 BC.)

Copper objects, describerd here, are part of the large collection of the

ancient warfare and tools, exhibited  at the National Historical Museum

of Ukrainan Armed Forces. All object were occasionally found at the

territory of Ukraine. Possibly seven pieces from this collection belongs

to Trypillia Culture.

1. Hammer-axe, type “Kodor”.

Trypillia A, near 5400-4600 BC.

H= 10, 5 cm, diameter of bush -   2,1 cm .

Casting in clay mold by wax pattern (clay with large amound of organics).  Place of find unknown.

Fig 1, – 1.

Analysis 109 (table 1).

2. Hammer-axe, type “Varna”.

Trypillia A, near 5400-4600 BC.

H=16 cm, diameter of bush -   1,7 cm .

Casting in clay mold by wax pattern (clay with large amound of organics).  Place of find unknown.

Analysis 108 (table 1).Fig 1, – 2.

Hammer – axes of such types, as  “Kodor” and “Varna” (fig.1) were typical for many Copper Age cultures,

like Gumelnitsa (Bulgaria), Tiszapolgar (Hungary and Slovakia)

and Cucuteni-Trypillia (Romania, Moldova, Ukraine).

3. Hammer- axe.

Trypillia A or BI (?).

H=14,5 cm, diameter of bush -   5,1 cm .

Casting in clay mold by wax pattern (clay with large amound of organics). Place of find unknown.

Analysis 111 (table 1). Fig 1, – 3.

 

Fig. 1.

4. Hammer- axe of Carpathian type –  “Sharia”.

Trypillia BI (?), near 4600-4500 BC.

H=19,7 cm, diameter of bush -   2,4x3,2  cm .

Casting in clay mold by wax pattern (clay with large amound of organics). Place of find unknown.

Analysis 106 (table 1). Fig 2, – 4.

5. Hammer-axe of unknown type.

Possibly Trypillia CII, near 3000-2750 BC.

H=11,5 cm, diameter of bush -   2,7 cm .

Casting in clay muld (clay with large amound of organics) from side of “abdomen” – manner,

typical for Early Bronze Age. Type of muld is like described above for Trypillia Culture. Place of find unknown.

Analysis 110 (table 1). Fig. 2 – 5.

 

Fig. 2.

6. Chisel.

Trypillia A, near 5400-4600 BC.

H = 9,2 cm Casting in clay muld (clay with large amound of organics). Place of find unknown.

Fig.3, – 6.

7. Chisel.

Trypillia A, near 5400-4600 BC (?).

H = 6,5 cm.  Casting in clay muld (clay with large amound of organics). Place of find  - Kyiv domain.

. Analysis 269 (table 1). Fig.3, – 7

Fig. 3.

Table 1. Spectral analysis of the copper objects

 

 

 

what

Sn

Pb

Zn

Bi

Ag

Sb

As

Fe

Ni

Co

106

Hammer – axe

0,003

0,022

0,003

108

Hammer – axe

0,024

0,364

0,084

0,098

0,141

0,212

0,038

0,008

109

Hammer – axe

0,01

0,113

0,038

0,008

110

Hammer – axe

0,022

0,596

0,067

0,056

0,006

111

Hammer – axe

0,03

0,065

0,059

0,395

0,124

0,034

269

Chisel

0,135

0,13

0,047

0.144

0,386

0,025

0,038

0,008