TÓTH, Peter, Jan PETŘÍK, Penny BICKLE, Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ, Libor PETR, Karel SLAVÍČEK, Dalia POKUTTA and Soléne DENIS. The role of the pottery in the Neolithisation of Central Europe. In Otázky neolitu a eneolitu, Nové Hrady, 29.9.-1.10.2021. 2021.
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Original name The role of the pottery in the Neolithisation of Central Europe
Authors TÓTH, Peter, Jan PETŘÍK, Penny BICKLE, Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ, Libor PETR, Karel SLAVÍČEK, Dalia POKUTTA and Soléne DENIS.
Edition Otázky neolitu a eneolitu, Nové Hrady, 29.9.-1.10.2021, 2021.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 60102 Archaeology
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English Neolithisation; Central Europe; pottery; chronology; radiocarbon dating
Tags International impact
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Renata Macholdová, učo 216933. Changed: 31/1/2022 13:12.
Abstract
In this paper we will use the most common archaeological find – pottery – to reveal new perspectives of the spread of farming in the Pannonian region. How did pottery first appear in this area? Was it moved by people or was it a local innovation, learned from farming cultures to the south? By application of ground-breaking analytical methods we approach this research question through four inter- related topics: a high resolution mathematical model of radiocarbon dates, technological traditions of pottery, cooking practices (such as the first appearance of dairy products) and provenance of the pottery. Together this forms the basis of the NeoPot project. In this paper, we will focus on presenting a method of treating the samples for 14C dating, which produced highly precise absolute data. Preliminary results show the earliest pottery appeared in SW Slovakia around 5600 BC, which corresponds with the formative phase of the LBK in Transdanubia (Szentgyörgyvölgy-Pittyerdomb) and Lower Austria (Brunn am Gebirge). Preliminary results of the ceramic technology study of the earliest pottery show the use of grass instead of chaff, which contrasts with Starčevo and Körös/Criş traditions in terms of firing temperature and tempering practices. They show that the transition to farming in the Carpathian region was more complex and indicate that pottery may pre-date the arrival of farming subsistence activities and, importantly, shows innovation and adaptation to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
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GA20-19542S, research and development projectName: Po stopách počátku neolitu studiem keramiky (Acronym: NeoPot)
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
MUNI/A/1122/2020, interní kód MUName: Archeologické terénní prospekce, exkavace a dokumentace I
Investor: Masaryk University
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