Fig 1.
Map of Central Europe with the hoards used in this study.
Includes drawings of objects after Stein [11] (made with Natural Earth).
Fig 2.
Similarity graphs for rings and ribs.
The red triangles represent peak tops. Panel A shows the similarity graph for ribs and rings when analyzed together. Panel B shows the similarity graph for rings only. Panel C shows the similarity graph for all ribs. Panel D shows the similarity graph for heavy and light ribs when analyzed separately.
Fig 3.
Similarity graphs for axe blades and combination of rings, heavy ribs and axe blades.
The red triangles represent peak tops. Panel A shows the similarity graph for all EBA axe blades. Panel B shows the similarity graph for EBA I axe blades only. Panel C shows the similarity graph for EBA II blades only. Panel D shows the similarity graph for randomly selected rings, heavy ribs and EBA I axe blades.
Fig 4.
Similarity graphs for axe blades, rings and ribs with randomly generated data.
The red triangles represent peak tops. Outliers have been excluded. Panel A shows the similarity graph for all EBA axe blades with randomly generated data. Panel B shows the similarity graph for EBA I axe blades with randomly generated data. Panel C shows the similarity graph for rings with randomly generated data. Panel D shows the similarity graph for heavy ribs with randomly generated data.
Fig 5.
Drawing of axe blade and ribs found bundled together in the hoard of Wegliny.
After Szpunar [46].