Individual or communal? Exploring the social dynamics of
ceramic production at the Lengyel circular-enclosure site of
Těšetice-Kyjovice – Sutny, South Moravia

J 2024

Individual or communal? Exploring the social dynamics of ceramic production at the Lengyel circular-enclosure site of Těšetice-Kyjovice – Sutny, South Moravia

KAŇÁKOVÁ HLADÍKOVÁ, Ludmila; Attila KREITER a Peter TÓTH

Základní údaje

Originální název

Individual or communal? Exploring the social dynamics of ceramic production at the Lengyel circular-enclosure site of Těšetice-Kyjovice – Sutny, South Moravia

Autoři

KAŇÁKOVÁ HLADÍKOVÁ, Ludmila; Attila KREITER a Peter TÓTH

Vydání

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, ELSEVIER, 2024, 2352-409X

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60102 Archaeology

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

plný text

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.400

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/24:00139507

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Neolithic;Enclosure site;Rondel;Lengyel culture;Ceramic petrography;Household production;Ceramic provenance;Ceramic technology

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Recenzováno

Změněno: 10. 3. 2025 12:46, Mgr. Renata Macholdová

Anotace

V originále

Although ceramic vessels form the majority of artifact assemblages in the Neolithic, little is known about their production beyond the assumption that they were made in a domestic context. Characterizing the scale of ceramic production is important for understanding Neolithic social and economic processes, particularly at sites with enclosure systems that indicate an increased degree of social organization. Nevertheless, characterizing the complexity and social entanglements of ceramic production is a difficult task in the absence of primary production locales. In this study, we provide a working hypothesis and use ceramic and clay petrographic data to highlight the variability in ceramic technological practices, and in turn, identify the organization of ceramic production at the Late Neolithic (Lengyel I; 4750–4500 BCE) site of Těšetice-Kyjovice – Sutny, South Moravia, Czech Republic. The site is characterised by a large circular enclosure, the construction of which required a high level of social cooperation. It is still under scrutiny whether the cooperation required for building the enclosure system was only temporary and related to this construction activity, or if it reflects a higher degree of social organization in general. By understanding ceramic production, we may clarify the complexity of the most common production processes that took place at the site. Large-scale ceramic and clay petrographic data provide information on the first steps of the chaîne opératoire in ceramic fabrication, which can be used to assess the organization of production. A systematic analysis of a large number of ceramic samples, representing all basic typological and macroscopically distinguishable fabric groups, revealed a high degree of individuality in choices of raw materials and tempers. Ceramic petrographic data, compared with the petrographic data of local sediment sources, further highlighted individuality in raw material and temper preferences, and even mixing of raw materials was identified. Our analyses suggest that Lengyel culture potters likely produced their vessels on a household level, with no evidence suggesting non-domestic production. These data, in conjunction with ceramic petrographic data from Hungarian Late Neolithic sites, suggest that Late Neolithic communities were self-sufficient in terms of utilitarian pottery production. Ceramic petrographic data also indicate interaction between the inhabitants of Těšetice and other Lengyel culture communities in the vicinity, perhaps further indicating a higher degree of social organization at the site.

Návaznosti

GA22-28334S, projekt VaV

Název: Neolitické plastiky ve světle analytických dat. Technologie výroby, doklady používání, mechanismy fragmentace a depozice. (Akronym: NEOFIG DATA)

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Neolitické plastiky ve světle analytických dat. Technologie výroby, doklady používání, mechanismy fragmentace a depozice.

Citovat

KAŇÁKOVÁ HLADÍKOVÁ, Ludmila; Attila KREITER a Peter TÓTH. Individual or communal? Exploring the social dynamics of ceramic production at the Lengyel circular-enclosure site of Těšetice-Kyjovice – Sutny, South Moravia. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. ELSEVIER, 2024, roč. 58, October 2024, s. 1-17. ISSN 2352-409X. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104739.

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KAŇÁKOVÁ HLADÍKOVÁ, Ludmila; Attila KREITER a Peter TÓTH. Individual or communal? Exploring the social dynamics of ceramic production at the Lengyel circular-enclosure site of Těšetice-Kyjovice – Sutny, South Moravia. \textit{Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports}. ELSEVIER, 2024, roč.~58, October 2024, s.~1-17. ISSN~2352-409X. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104739.

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