Odos radiniai iš 2014 m. archeologinių tyrimų L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus gatvėje 7

LT2014 m. L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus g. 7 vykusių archeologinių tyrimų metu taip pat surasta mokslui vertingų organinės kilmės radinių. Archeologinius tyrimus vykdė APC, tyrimams vadovavo archeologas R. Žukovskis. Straipsnio tikslas-supažindinti su archeologų surastų odinių radinių įvairove ir pristatyti pirminius jų tyrimus, kuriuos šių eilučių autorius atliko radinius konservavęs. Daugiau informacijos apie archeologinius tyrimus L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus g. 7 pateikta informaciniame R. Žukovskio tekste šiame leidinyje p. 465–479. Archeologinių tyrimų metu buvo surastas ir identifikuotas 1101 organinės kilmės radinys, neskaičiuojant gausios osteologinės medžiagos ir kaulinių dirbinių bei jų fragmentų, kurie čia neaptariami. Tarp tyrinėtų gausiausi odos radiniai. Iš viso inventorinti 863 vienetai, taip pat užkonservuotos 228 odinės atraižos bei išsisluoksniavusų odinių dirbinių detalių fragmentai. Be šių radinių, pirminis konservavimas atliktas dar 10 kitų organinės kilmės radinių: 4 vytų virvių fragmentams, 2 kubilų dugnų lentelėms (vienoje jų O870 (numeracija atitinka archeologinio objekto tyrimų ataskaitoje esantį radinių sąrašą)) yra mėlynos spalvos įrašas ranka), kuoliuko fragmentui, taip pat medienos užkulniui iš auliukinio bei vilnonio siūlo fragmentui. Pirminė radinių apžvalga atskleidė didelę archeologinių odinių radinių komplekso vertę pažįstant XVII–XVIII a. su oda dirbusių amatininkų meistriškumą ir jų produkcijos įvairovę. Radiniai saugomi LNM. [...] [p. 549, 556].

ENIn 2014, scientifically valuable organic finds were discovered during the investigation at L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus St. 7. This article aims to acquaint readers with the diversity of the leather finds and to present their initial investigation. 1101 organic finds were discovered during the excavation. The largest group among the 863 catalogued specimens were leather artefacts, which consisted of 228 leather remnants and various other fragments of parts of leather items. The find also included 4 fragments of twisted rope, 2 cants from a vat (one of which (O870) has blue, hand-written inscription), a fragment of a small stake, a wooden inner counter from an ankle shoe, and a fragment of woollen thread. Based on the initial data, the assemblage consists of the remains of roughly 100 individual shoes. The discovered footwear can be separated into adult and subadult age groups. The largest discovered shoe size was 46, the smallest 20, that of a nearly complete low-cut shoe for a child. The remains of low-cut shoes, ankle shoes, and boots were discovered. Mostly closed low-cut shoes were found, some decorated with perforations of various shapes (he-arts, circles, six-pointed stars, five-petal flowers, crescents, etc.). Among the low-cut shoes were designer shoes, including platform footwear models with an unattached heel, something unknown up until now. Such footwear was characterised by an exceptional look and a more elegant appearance.The shoe upper was made of goatskin (one of the best materials from which to manufacture footwear). The remains of ankle shoes and boots were also discovered together with the low-cut shoes. Other rare footwear finds include shoe laces and laced laces in the remains of the surviving footwear, which reflect the methods of securing footwear to the foot at that time. A much smaller, but also very valuable find group consisted of clothing accessories (the remains of belts, gloves, a pouch, a girdle purse, cases (knife sheaths), and toys (small balls). The mittens were made from goatskin and one could have been a winter glove with a fur lining or a wool muff. The discovered knife sheaths are of various constructions. Wood was discovered in some of them. Some had been adorned with decorative impressions. The outside flap of the girdle purse found during the investigation is similar to a find on the grounds of Royal Palace in Vilnius. The remains of this purse reveal a more complex construction method for such items than had been discovered up until now. In joining the two side pieces, the thread had been stiffened with an inner leather strip. Part of spherical leather ball was discovered, making this the second find spot in Lithuania outside the grounds of the Royal Palace in Vilnius. The finds also expand the range and chronology of the find spots in Lithuania for such toys. The initial investigation of the leather find assemblage revealed the large diversity of the finds and their value for the scientific cognition of 17th–18th century daily life in Vilnius. The finds are significant in revealing the skill of the leatherworkers during this period and the diversity of their production. Therefore a more thorough analysis of these finds in the future and the publication of the material in a separate publication would be very useful.