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Sārnate

a Neolithic peat-bog habitation site dating from the third millennium B.C. to the first half of the second millennium B.C.; located in Ventspils Raion, Latvian SSR. It was investigated by E. Ŝturms from 1938 to 1940 and by L. Vankina in 1949 and from 1953 to 1959. Excavations uncovered the remains of 25 dwellings, including five lightweight rectangular structures. The structures had gable roofs and walls made of stakes dug into the ground; water-chestnut shells were found scattered around the hearths. Also found at Sāmate were wooden oars, boats, spears, boomerangs, skis, nutcrackers, hoes, ladles with handles shaped like the head of a bird or other animal, creels made of wood slivers, the remains of fishing nets, and clay pots. A sanctuary with a wooden idol and a workshop for making amber objects were also uncovered. The inhabitants were fishermen, hunters, and gatherers. The Sāmate peat bog also contained the remains of pottery with pit impressions and impressions made with combs; the remains date from the second half of the third millennium B.C.

REFERENCE

Vankina, L. V. Torfianikovaia stoianka Sarnate. Riga, 1970.

References in periodicals archive

(211) Solche sind bereits aus der Ertebelle-Kultur bekannt und werden in den keramischen Ovalschalen aus der neolithischen Siedlung im lettischen Sarnate vermutet (Berzins 2008, 162 ff., Abb.

12. Die wirtschaftlichen grundlagen der Siedlungen der Asva-Gruppe

Susanito Sarnate and Roderick Tijing, two artists from Negros Occidental, present their latest artworks at Canvas Gallery and Garden in Quezon City, with "Duha."

"Two" in Ilonggo, "Duha" features Sarnate's terra-cotta sculptures and Tijing's oil paintings.

Sarnate's sculptures evoke nostalgia for an innocent and wholesome past-when dragonflies in the field could summon amazement and flying a newspaper kite was a thrill.

Sarnate describes his pieces as memories and dreams of his childhood in his hometown, La Carlota.

Art as social commentary: Negros Occidental artists on exhibit

Sarnate: Living by a Coastal Lake during the East Baltic Neolithic.

Literatur

Jahrtausends cal BC und ist nur wenig alter als der erste Wert aus Daktariske 5 im Landesinneren Westlitauens, das damit eine Art Zwischenstation auf dem Weg an die Ostseekuste darstellt, wo die altesten NarvaDaten auf den beruhmten Feuchtbodenfundplatzen von Sventoji in Litauen und Sarnate in Lettland an der Schwelle zum 4.

Neue AMS-Daten zur fruhneolithischen Keramikentwicklung in der nordosteuropaischen Waldzone/Uued AMS-dateeringud varaneoliitilise keraamika arengu kohta Kirde-Euroopa metsavoondis

Net remains found from the settlement sites of Sventoji in Lithuania (Rimantiene 1979, 73-78) and Sarnate in Latvia ([TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] 1970, 94-95) date to the Neolithic.

New AMS dates of the Neolithic and Bronze Age ceramics in Estonia: preliminary results and interpretations/ Uued AMS-dateeringud Eesti neoliitilisest ja pronksiaegsest keraamikast. Esialgsed tulemused ja interpreteeringud

In the research works Valdis Berzins focuses on ceramics of a Narva-type Sarnate settlement in Latvia (Berzins 1999; 2000; 2003).

Keramikas darinasana un lietosana Sarnate.--Arheologija un etnografija, XX, 43-59.

Sarnates neolita apmetnes mala blodinas.--Latvijas vestures instituta zurnals, 4, 17-26.

Production of ceramics of Narva Culture (Reconstrucions based on experimental archaeology)/Narva kultuuri keraamika valmistamine (Eksperimentaalarheoloogilised rekonstruktsioonid)