Late-Copper-Age decorated bowls from the Trieste Karst (north-eastern Italy): What can typology, technology and non-destructive chemical analyses tell us on local vs. foreign production, exchange systems and human mobility patterns?

Leghissa, Elena; Kasztovszky, Zsolt; Szilágyi, Veronika; Harsányi, Ildikó; Min, Ângelo De; Princivalle, Francesco; Kokelj, Manuela Montagnari; Bernardini, Federico

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2020.02.008

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“…Initially, attention was given to shaft-hole axes due to lithological differences observed in artifacts from the Karst area and Friuli compared to Neolithic samples, suggesting changes in raw material provenance [20]. Subsequent studies extended to all types of polished stone axes, confirming previous hypotheses and identifying main raw material sources ( [14] and references therein) Later, on the basis of previous results, archaeometric analyses were applied to Neolithic, Copper, and Early Bronze Ages (hereafter EBA) pottery from Karst caves and Slovenian sites of the Ljubljansko barje [15][16][17][18], where axes and pots of peculiar forms had been found.…”

Section: Neolithicmentioning

confidence: 56%

“…In the first half of the third millennium BC, the influence of the Vučedol Culture most likely reached the Karst region from the area of the Ljubljansko barje in Central Slovenia. A network of connections also extended across this area to distant regions such as Central Europe, as evidenced in particular by the characteristic cross-footed bowls decorated with cord impressions [18]. With the emergence of the Ljubljana Culture, the connection between the Ljubljansko barje and the Karst region reached its peak.…”

Section: Copper Agementioning

confidence: 93%

“…Besides C.R.I.G.A. and its evolution, other lines of research have significantly contributed to generating the present state of the art: in the Karst area in particular, sedimentological and soil micromorphological analyses of cave deposits, on the one hand [11][12][13], and archaeometric analyses of lithic and ceramic artifacts, on the other (for stone axes see: [14]; for pottery see: [15][16][17][18]).…”

Section: Neolithicmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Continuity and Innovation in Pottery Technology: The Karst Region (North-East Italy) from Neolithic to Early Bronze Age

Bernardini,

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This paper explores the development of pottery technology in the Trieste Karst region (North-East Italy) from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age (EBA). It also seeks to identify cultural links with other areas by examining potentially imported vessels. Archaeometric analyses (X-ray diffraction and optical microscopy) reveal significant differences between Neolithic ceramics (Danilo–Vlaška Group) and the majority of Late Copper Age (LCA)/Early Bronze Age (EBA) pottery (primarily associated with the Ljubljana Culture and a few with the Cetina Culture). Neolithic pottery displays consistent characteristics across all vessel types, including coarse grain, prevalent sparry calcite temper, and the absence of grog. In contrast, most LCA and EBA vessels exhibit distinct features such as very fine-grained paste, no sparry calcite, notable use of grog temper, higher quartz, muscovite, and flint content. Notably, from a technological perspective, the analyzed Cetina vessels bear a strong resemblance to the majority of LCA ceramics. The differences between Neolithic and LCA/EBA vessels clearly suggest the use of new raw materials, recipes, and techniques, likely reflecting changes in cultural and social contexts and potential connections with the core area of the Ljubljana Culture.

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Section: Neolithicmentioning

confidence: 56%

Section: Copper Agementioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Neolithicmentioning

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Continuity and Innovation in Pottery Technology: The Karst Region (North-East Italy) from Neolithic to Early Bronze Age

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“…4; Forenbaher also considers as part of the Ljubljana culture finds that in my opinion rather reflect the influences of the Vučedol culture, e.g. bowls on a cross-or star-shaped foot from the Trieste Karst, which show elements of the Vučedol culture, most likely from the Carpathian Basin (for details, see Leghissa et al 2020), also finds from the tumuli in Montenegro. 52 Forenbaher 2018a52 Forenbaher , 152-153, also see 2018b Given the wide spatial distribution of the Ljubljana culture and the apparent differences between individual areas, it is reasonable to wonder whether the term Ljubljana culture can at all be retained for the whole area.…”

Section: History Of Research Into the Ljubljana Culturementioning

confidence: 84%

“…4; Forenbaher obravnava v okviru ljubljanske kulture tudi najdbe, ki so po mojem mnenju odraz vplivov vučedolske kulture: npr. sklede na križni in zvezdasti nogi s Tržaškega Krasa, te kažejo prvine vučedolske kulture, najverjetneje z območja Karpatske kotline (glej podrobneje Leghissa et al 2020), in tudi najdbe iz črnogorskih gomil. 52 Forenbaher 2018a52 Forenbaher , 152-153, glej tudi 2018b Glede na široko geografsko razprostranjenost ljubljanske kulture in na očitne razlike med določenimi območji njene razprostranjenosti se je smotrno vprašati, ali je smiselno obdržati izraz ljubljanska kultura za celotno območje.…”

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Deschmann’s pile-dwelling sites near Ig and the cultural-chronological attribution of the Late Copper Age Ljubljana culture

Leghissa¹

2021

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The contribution presents the results of a comprehensive study of the Late Copper Age Deschmann’s pile-dwelling sites near Ig in the Ljubljansko barje, central Slovenia. It opens with a history of research and goes on to tackle the main topics associated with the cultural attribution of the sites. A re-examination of the recovered pottery and available archival records, coupled with a new typological and chronological analysis of the small finds has enabled a cultural and chronological redefinition of the Ljubljana culture and its characteristic pottery. In addition to the typical vessel forms, usually decorated with whipped-cord impressions, the newly-defined Ljubljana culture includes common ware that reveals influences primarily from the Somogyvár-Vinkovci culture in the Carpathian Basin. Some of the vessels of the Ljubljana culture also follow the tradition of the Vučedol culture, while others reflect the influences and maybe contacts with the Corded Ware, Globular Amphora and Bell Beaker cultures.

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A multi-analytical study of Bronze Age pottery from the UNESCO site of Al-Khutm (Bat, Oman)

Bernardini

Vinci

Pleurdeau

et al. 2020

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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The extensive investigation carried out in recent years at the UNESCO site of Al-Khutm (Ibri, Oman) has allowed to uncover the monumental remains of a tower dated back to the third millennium BC and to collect an abundant ceramic assemblage from the associated soil deposits. Eighteen selected pottery samples have been investigated using a multi-analytical approach including microfocus X-ray computed tomography, X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy and prompt gamma activation analysis to analyse the vessel-forming technique and to characterise their micro-structure, mineralogical and chemical composition to recognise possible local vs. non-local raw materials. The results provided new insights on ancient manufacturing processes and revealed that most of the vessels were locally produced exploiting raw materials from the surroundings of the site with the exception of a fragment of a black slipped jar. The chemical results suggest that the latter was imported from the Indus area in nowadays Pakistan. This evidence integrates our knowledge about the presence of this type of vessels in Oman and confirms the involvement of inland centres like Bat and Al-Khutm into a large-scale exchange system.

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Late-Copper-Age decorated bowls from the Trieste Karst (north-eastern Italy): What can typology, technology and non-destructive chemical analyses tell us on local vs. foreign production, exchange systems and human mobility patterns?

Cited by 5 publications

References 26 publications

Continuity and Innovation in Pottery Technology: The Karst Region (North-East Italy) from Neolithic to Early Bronze Age

Continuity and Innovation in Pottery Technology: The Karst Region (North-East Italy) from Neolithic to Early Bronze Age

Deschmann’s pile-dwelling sites near Ig and the cultural-chronological attribution of the Late Copper Age Ljubljana culture

A multi-analytical study of Bronze Age pottery from the UNESCO site of Al-Khutm (Bat, Oman)

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