Bickle, Penny orcid.org/0000-0003-2482-0268, Petřík, Jan, Slavíček, Karel et al. (9 more authors) (2024) Technology and provenience of the oldest pottery in the northern Pannonian Basin indicates its affiliation to hunter-gatherers. Scientific Reports. 19226. ISSN 2045-2322
Abstract
Consensus holds that pottery technology came to Central Europe from the Northern Balkans with independent pottery traditions existing concurrently in Eastern Europe. An unusual grass-tempered pottery dating back to around 5800 cal BC found in lake sediments at Santovka, Slovakia, predated the earliest known Neolithic pottery in the region (~ 5500 cal BC), suggesting unexplored narratives of pottery introduction. Analyses of the pottery’s technology, origin, and grass temper shedding light on ceramic traditions' spread can unveil mobility patterns and community lifestyles. Our findings indicate a non-local provenance, low temperature firing, Festugc sp. grass temper and unique rectangular or cylindrical vessel shapes which align with Eastern European hunter-gatherer practices. Moreover, the pottery style and technology have no analogies in the contemporary Danubian pottery traditions and have more similarities to those of the Eastern traditions. The pottery's raw materials likely originated from distant areas, indicating extensive territorial access for its creators. Our findings imply late Mesolithic hunter-gatherers as the probable artisans and with implications for the site's significance in the late Mesolithic landscape.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2024 |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Archaeology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2024 09:40 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 20:06 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-69208-7 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41598-024-69208-7 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:216538 |
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