Production and function of Neolithic black-painted pottery from Schela Cladovei (Iron Gates, Romania)

Michela Spataro; Miriam Cubas; Oliver E. Craig; John C. Chapman; Adina Boroneanţ; Clive Bonsall

doi:10.1007/s12520-019-00918-0

Production and function of Neolithic black-painted pottery from Schela Cladovei (Iron Gates, Romania)

Michela Spataro, Miriam Cubas, Oliver E. Craig, John C. Chapman, Adina Boroneanţ, Clive Bonsall

School of History, Classics and Archaeology

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This paper presents for the first time the results of a combination of petrographic, geochemical and organic residue analyses of early Neolithic ceramics from the Iron Gates region of the Danube basin. Eleven early Neolithic potsherds from Schela Cladovei (Romania) were analysed in detail. The results of the petrographic analysis show that the ceramics were made with the same recipe that was used by Starčevo-Körös-Criș potters elsewhere in southeastern Europe. The SEM-EDX analysis shows one of the earliest uses of Mn-rich black pigments to decorate Neolithic European ceramics. Organic residue analyses detected dairy, non-ruminant and ruminant adipose fats. No evidence of aquatic resources was detected. In summary, the early Neolithic potters at the Iron Gates, although able to make coarse and more sophisticated painted ceramics, did not make specific vessels for a specific use

Original language	English
Number of pages	18
Journal	Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
Early online date	28 Aug 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-019-00918-0
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 28 Aug 2019

Keywords

Early Neolithic
polarised microscopy
SEM-EDX
GC-MS
GC-c-IRMS
ceramic technology
pottery paint

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Production and function of Neolithic black-painted pottery from Schela Cladovei (Iron Gates, Romania)

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