HANZELKOVÁ, Anna and Maximilian WILDING. Assessment of the Function of Strainers/Sieves Based on their Distribution in the Khabur Basin Area. In Neolithic Near Eastern pottery in context: II Workshop Investigating Decorated Ceramics from the Later Neolithic Near East, Barcelona, 14-17 October 2015. 2015.
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Original name Assessment of the Function of Strainers/Sieves Based on their Distribution in the Khabur Basin Area
Authors HANZELKOVÁ, Anna (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Maximilian WILDING (40 Austria, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Neolithic Near Eastern pottery in context: II Workshop Investigating Decorated Ceramics from the Later Neolithic Near East, Barcelona, 14-17 October 2015, 2015.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 60102 Archaeology
Country of publisher Spain
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/15:00086114
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English strainers; sieves; Late Neolithic; Chalcolithic; Khabur Basin
Tags International impact
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Anna Hanzelková, učo 370332. Changed: 16/2/2018 10:38.
Abstract
Our research is focused on the distribution of strainers/sieves in the Khabur region (NE Syria) during the Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic period. The research approach is to look into reasons for the sparse occurrence of this characteristic type of pottery in the assemblages of sites of the mentioned area, in order to address the following questions: (1) Why do strainers/sieves not occur in larger quantities? (2) For what purpose(s) were they supposedly used? (3) Does the proportion of perforated vessels in relation to the other potsherd types vary over time? The existing interpretations concerning the presumed function of strainers/sieves will be summarized and considered on the basis of the percentage of perforated vessels or fragments at the various sites relative to the complementary potsherd types as well as using other scientific evidence. The research is part of a co-project by the Masaryk University and Yale University (2014 -2016) to study the pottery collection which was assembled during the Yale Khabur Basin Survey Project in the 80s and 90s.
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MUNI/A/1130/2014, interní kód MUName: Archeologická terénní prospekce, exkavace, dokumentace a muzejní prezentace IV
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
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