Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Pottery technology through time: Archaeometry of pottery and clayey raw material from the multi-period site in eastern Croatia. |
| Alternate Title: |
Lončarska tehnologija kroz vrijeme: Arheometrija keramike i lončarske sirovine s višeperiodnog arheološkog nalazišta istočne Hrvatske. (Croatian) |
| Authors: |
Neral, Natali, Kudelić, Andreja, Maričić, Ana, Mileusnić, Marta |
| Source: |
Rudarsko-Geolosko-Naftni Zbornik; 2023, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p1-21, 21p |
| Subject Terms: |
RAW materials, MIDDLE Ages, POTTERY, ARCHAEOMETRY, MICROSCOPY, CERAMIC materials, ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations |
| Geographic Terms: |
CROATIA, PANNONIA Region |
| Abstract (English): |
Consideration of multiperiod archaeological sites to understand the mechanisms of large-scale cultural changes is still a very rare research topic in Croatia. Technological traditions are of great importance, especially in the context of considering continuity, innovation, and change. In this paper, we used an archaeometric approach to investigate pottery technology. Therefore, this article presents an analysis of petrography and mineralogy of archaeological ceramics and potential raw materials collected in the vicinity of the multi-period archaeological site (the Neolithic through the Medieval period) Jagodnjak-Krčevine located in eastern Croatia, i.e. the south-western part of the Pannonian Basin. The primary goal is to determine what kind of clay recipe (clay and temper) potters used to make vessels in order to better understand their variability in the context of techno-functional features. The additional objective is to examine the availability and quality of clays for pottery production and to study their distribution in the local landscape. The analytical methods applied in the research are optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and grain size analysis. The comparison of archaeological ceramics with clayey materials established that ancient potters used locally available clays, and the selection of temper material added to the clay represents a strong element of techno-tradition, which is more pronounced for prehistoric communities. Furthermore, these results represent the first research in Croatia focused on a discussion about distances that potters travelled to obtain their resources in the different periods of the past, which can contribute to the study of a regional system of production and landscape use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Croatian): |
Razmatranje višeperiodnih arheoloških nalazišta s ciljem razumijevanja mehanizama kulturnih promjena velikih razmjera još je uvijek vrlo rijetka tema istraživanja u Hrvatskoj. Tehnološke tradicije od velike su važnosti, posebice u kontekstu razmatranja kontinuiteta, inovacija i promjena. U ovom radu upotrijebili smo arheometrijski pristup za istraživanje lončarske tehnologije. Stoga ovaj članak predstavlja analizu petrografije i mineralogije arheološke keramike i potencijalnih sirovina prikupljenih u blizini višeperiodnog arheološkog nalazišta (od neolitika do srednjeg vijeka) Jagodnjak-Krčevine smještenog u istočnoj Slavoniji, tj. jugozapadnom dijelu Panonskog bazena. Primarni cilj je utvrditi kakvu su recepturu lončarske smjese (glina i primjese) koristili lončari za izradu posuda, radi boljeg razumijevanja njihove varijabilnosti u kontekstu tehno-funkcionalnih značajki. Dodatni cilj je ispitati dostupnost i kvalitetu gline za proizvodnju posuda te proučiti njihovu rasprostranjenost u lokalnom krajoliku. Analitičke metode primijenjene u istraživanju su optička mikroskopija, rendgenska difrakcija i granulometrijska analiza. Usporedbom arheološke keramike s glinama utvrđeno je da su drevni lončari vjerojatno koristili lokalno dostupne gline, a odabir primjesa koja se glini dodavala predstavlja snažan element tehno-tradicije, koji je izraženiji kod prapovijesnih zajednica. Nadalje, ovi rezultati predstavljaju prvo istraživanje u Hrvatskoj usmjereno na raspravu o udaljenostima koje su lončari prelazili kako bi došli do svojih resursa u različitim razdobljima prošlosti, što općenito može pridonijeti proučavanju regionalnog sustava proizvodnje i korištenja krajolika. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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