Some Aspects Concerning Pottery Making at Radovanu-La Muscalu, Romania (first half of the 5th Millennium BC)

Stefan, Cristiana

doi:10.2307/j.ctvndv954.17

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“…A conflagration event is responsible for the preservation of these clay lumps from Radovanu, thus providing information on the typical paste used by the potters at this site. The hand specimen analysis (Ştefan 2019) of these lumps suggests the presence of grog (crushed ceramic sherds), thus supporting the preliminary archaeometric observation of pottery samples (Comșa 1990: 120-121;Ştefan 2019). Unfortunately, due the rarity of these finds, it is not possible to carry out destructive analysis, such as ceramic petrography, on these artefacts.…”

Section: Archaeological Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 52%

“…A large amount of well-contextualised pottery, most of which is currently under study, was found in the dwellings of the main settlement and dated to the last phase of the Boian culture (Spanțov phase), while the Vidra phase is also represented, but to a lesser extent. Among the thousands of sherds, there are also nine pottery fragments that show stylistic characteristics typical of neighbouring contemporaneous material cultures (Hamagia, Vinča, and Precucuteni) and have been interpreted as a possible import to the site (Comșa 1990: 62, 115;Ştefan 2019).…”

Section: Archaeological Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recent studies focused on the Balkans show how this region became a living laboratory for technological investigations into pottery manufacture (Kreiter 2010;Kreiter et al 2017a, b;Spataro 2017;2018;Amicone 2019;Spataro et al 2019). As encouraging as these developments are, there is limited knowledge on Boian pottery, particularly its manufacturing technology (Micu 1999;Thissen 2014;Opris and Ştefan 2016;Opriş et al 2017;Opriş et al 2019;Ştefan 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Shared traditions and shard conservatism: pottery making at the Chalcolithic site of Radovanu (Romania)

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Kristew

Ştefan

et al. 2021

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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This work investigates the technology of pottery production at the Chalcolithic site of Radovanu-La Muscalu (first half of the fifth millennium BCE), in southern Romania. The excavation of this settlement yielded a rich and well-contextualised archaeological assemblage that represents the last phases of development of Boian material culture, a Chalcolithic phenomenon that spread throughout the lower Danube area at the end of the sixth millennium BCE and the first half of fifth millennium BCE. To carry out this investigation, a total of forty-nine ceramic samples, representative of the different pottery types and chronological horizons attested at this site, together with geological samples collected around Radovanu, were selected. These were analysed using a multi-pronged scientific approach including ceramic petrography, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. This interdisciplinary study elucidates different aspects of the local pottery production and indicates that ceramics at Radovanu were manufactured according to a conservative tradition that consistently made use of grog tempering throughout all phases in which this settlement was inhabited. The results also show that at Radovanu, regional technological traits coexisted with elements that were widely applied in the Balkan region at that time, such as graphite-painted decoration. This investigation together with the identification of potential non-local productions well illustrates the complex interrelationships between the Boian phenomenon and the neighbouring material cultures in the Balkans.

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Section: Archaeological Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 52%

Section: Archaeological Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%