Research performed on Early Neolithic ceramic assemblages from southwestern Bulgaria has revealed that several categories of pottery were used for the preparation of foodstuffs. One particular type of beige residue has been identified on the inner surface of ceramic vessels from several sites. Chemical analyses of mineral residues, combined with the stylistic characteristics of ceramic vessels, have shown the consumption of bone powder. This consumption, far from being anecdotal, raises several questions regarding the diet behaviour of the earliest Neolithic communities in the Balkans, which have obviously sought a complementary source of calcium. Would the dietary transition at the beginning of the Neolithic period correspond to a diet stress?
La série céramique de l’habitat néolithique de Kova ˇ cevo a livré une gamme diversifiée de tessons réutilisés en outils. Au sein de cet outillage, 674 tessons sans mise en forme apparente présentent une ou plusieurs tranches abrasées. La forme, les dimensions et la signature tracéologique des parties actives de 568 de ces outils attestent de leur utilisation comme estèques pour le façonnage des poteries. Des macrotraces techniques observées à la surface de certains vases viennent conforter cette interprétation fonctionnelle. Cet article aborde les modalités d’acquisition des tessons, leur mise en forme et leur mode de fonctionnement. Il présente plusieurs pistes de réflexion sur la signification des estèques.
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