Tracing the origin of raw materials used for the production of ancient ceramics: a case study of multi-period archaeological sites in the Turopolje area (Continental Croatia)

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• Autor: Natali Neral
• Autor: Andreja Kudelić
• Autor: Ana Maričić
• Autor: Marta Mileusnić
• Autorova ustanova: Institut za arheologiju
• Autorova ustanova: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Rudarsko-geološko-naftni fakultet; (Zavod za mineralogiju, petrologiju i mineralne sirovine)
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: PRIRODNE ZNANOSTI; Geologija
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: HUMANISTIČKE ZNANOSTI; Arheologija

Sažetak (engleski)

The selection of raw materials for ancient pottery production was influenced by a variety of technological and cultural factors, underscoring the importance of characterising these materials to understand the technology of ancient societies. This research examines ancient ceramics from two multi-period archaeological sites: Staro Čiče-Gradišće (Neolithic, Copper Age, Copper/Early Bronze Age, Early Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, Roman period, and Late Mediaeval period) and Kurilovec-Belinščica (Early Bronze Age and Middle/Late Bronze Age), alongside potential clayey raw materials collected near these settlements. Using a multi-analytical approach (optical microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, mass and emission spectrometry, and laser granulometry), the research aims to determine the characteristics of the paste recipes (raw clay and tempers) and to examine the type and provenience of the raw materials used for ancient pottery production over different periods of the past (from the Neolithic to the Late Mediaeval period). The results showed that ancient potters preferred to use moderately plastic, sandy clay, while Bronze Age potters often used highly plastic clay. Potters utilised various non-plastic tempering materials, such as sands and gravels, grog, and mollusc shells, with their choice being influenced by the need to enhance technological properties as well as by regional and culturally determined pottery traditions. Most of the ceramics are of local origin, made from easily available raw materials that represent flood sediments of the nearby Sava River. However, non-local materials were detected in Neolithic samples, indicating the presence of exchange networks among those communities.

• Ključne riječi (engleski): pottery; raw materials; archaeometry; provenience
• Jezik: engleski
• Vrsta publikacije: Znanstveni rad - Izvorni znanstveni rad
• Status objave: Objavljen
• Vrsta recenzije: Recenziran - međunarodna recenzija
• Verzija publikacije: Objavljena verzija rada (izdavačev PDF)
• Naslov časopisa: Geologia Croatica
• Brojčani podaci: vol. 77, br. 3, str. 269-289
• e-ISSN: 1333-4875
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4154/gc.2024.18
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:169:702498
• Datum objave publikacije: 2024-10-28
• Projekt: Šifra: UIP-2020-02-3637; Naziv (hrvatski): Tehnološke značajke i kulturne prakse u prapovijesnim lončarskim tradicijama na području Hrvatske; Naziv (engleski): Technological features and cultural practices in prehistoric pottery traditions on the territory of Croatia; Kratica: prePOT; Voditelj: Andreja Kudelić; Pravna nadležnost: Hrvatska; Financijer: Hrvatska zaklada za znanost; Linija financiranja: Installation Research Projects
• Projekt: Šifra: 195-1953068-2704; Naziv (hrvatski): Dinarski krš: geološka evolucija, mineralne sirovine, paleotla i tla; Naziv (engleski): Dinaric karst: geological evolution, mineral resources, paleosols and soils; Voditelj: Goran Durn; Pravna nadležnost: Hrvatska; Financijer: Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i mladih Republike Hrvatske; Linija financiranja: zProjects
• Projekt: Šifra: 1802; Naziv (hrvatski): Sinergija različitosti: arheologija krajolika i tehnološke tradicije u Kontinentalnoj i Jadranskoj Hrvatskoj; Naziv (engleski): Synergy of Diversity: Archeology of Landscape and Technological Traditions in Continental and Adriatic Croatia; Kratica: SirAkt; Voditelj: Ivana Ožanić Roguljić; Pravna nadležnost: eu; Financijer: Europska unija
• URL dokumenta: http://www.geologia-croatica.hr/index.php/GC/article/view/1222/1968
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Prava pristupa: Otvoreni pristup
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2024-11-05 10:21:10