POKUTTA, Dalia, Taras TKACHUK and Peter TÓTH. Strontium in pots : an experimental study on the determination of strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) and provenance of prehistoric vessels from Verteba cave, Ukraine (Tripolye culture). In Dębiec, Maciej; Górski, Jacek; Müller, Johannes; Nowak, Marek; Pelisiak, Andrzej; Saile, Thomas; Włodarczak, Piotr. From farmers to heroes? : Archaeological studies in honor of Sławomir Kadrow. Bonn: Verlag Dr. Rudolf Habelt, GmbH., 2022, p. 223-232. Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie, Band 376. ISBN 978-3-7749-4298-1.
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Original name Strontium in pots : an experimental study on the determination of strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) and provenance of prehistoric vessels from Verteba cave, Ukraine (Tripolye culture)
Authors POKUTTA, Dalia (616 Poland, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Taras TKACHUK (804 Ukraine) and Peter TÓTH (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution).
Edition Bonn, From farmers to heroes? : Archaeological studies in honor of Sławomir Kadrow, p. 223-232, 10 pp. Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie, Band 376, 2022.
Publisher Verlag Dr. Rudolf Habelt, GmbH.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study 60102 Archaeology
Country of publisher Germany
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form printed version "print"
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/22:00129261
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
ISBN 978-3-7749-4298-1
Keywords in English Verteba; Tripolye culture; strontium isotopes; ceramics
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Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Zuzana Matulíková, učo 405304. Changed: 19/2/2023 21:54.
Abstract
The most important analytical approach in archaeology since radiocarbon dating, stable isotope analysis provides quantitative evidence for ancient diets, provenance/mobility, and ecology. In this study, we analyzed the 87Sr/86Sr isotopic composition of ceramics from Verteba Cave, the underground sacrificial site associated with the Tripolye culture in Western Ukraine. The study sought to provide an initial outline and isotopic reference dataset to be used in archaeometric analysis of provenance for prehistoric pottery and other clayey artefacts, and consequently in studying ancient mobility of the communities living close to the Seret River and Verteba Cave site. The approach here adopted relies on Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometry, using the clayey materials tout court, without any pre-treatment, in order to maintain unaltered the mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of the natural resources possibly available in ancient times for the pottery production, and avoid any possible preparation bias. Results indicate the presence of both locally made vessels and imports in the Verteba cave. Strontium isotopic ‘finger-printing’ can be used as a discrimination tool applied to ancient ceramics provenance, however, this method encounters certain significant technical limitations.
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GA20-19542S, research and development projectName: Po stopách počátku neolitu studiem keramiky (Acronym: NeoPot)
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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