Neolithic and Chalcolithic period by Tanya Dzhanfezova
Acta Archaeologica 2020, Volume 91, Issue 2, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1600-0390.2020.12228.x, 2020
Well‐preserved plant remains found in clay bodies of Early Neolithic pottery of Southeastern Euro... more Well‐preserved plant remains found in clay bodies of Early Neolithic pottery of Southeastern Europe have been largely understudied. The characteristics and provenance of this ‘organic temper’ remain mostly unknown, making interpretations obscure. Based on a range of research methods, this article explores the macro and micro plant remains within the pottery clays, considering such aspects as the use of domesticated versus wild plants and actual functional temper versus organic inclusions as background noise. This innovative approach is applied to explore three different Early Neolithic Balkan sites, demonstrating the importance in distinguishing between (a) deliberate addition of selected temper as a technological prerequisite; (b) sporadic occurrence of plant parts in (domestic) areas where pottery was made, (c) natural characteristics of the local clays containing organics and used as raw materials, and (d) plant use pointing towards more specific pottery‐making techniques. Possible misinterpretations and pitfalls are discussed in using the applied integrated methodology, thus revealing crucial details on the variability of the technological approaches applied during the Early Neolithic of Southeastern Europe.
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Documenta Praehistorica, 47, https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/47.7, 2020
By recovering and interpreting the hidden technological variability in the first pottery at Ilind... more By recovering and interpreting the hidden technological variability in the first pottery at Ilindentsi-Massovets, this paper reveals the innovative adaptations to local conditions that the adoption of pottery production, as a new technology, must have involved. Seventy-one samples were analysed using low-resolution binocular microscopy and high-resolution petrographic and scanning electron microscopy. The variety established within each of the major components in pottery production at the site is interpreted in the context of the local raw materials (availability) and technological approaches (decision making), thus reaching beyond the traditional interpretative models that suggest large-scale uniformity in Early Neolithic pottery production across extensive European regions.
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A b s t r a c t In the summer of 2009, rescue excavations of a tumulus were conducted in relation... more A b s t r a c t In the summer of 2009, rescue excavations of a tumulus were conducted in relation to the construction of the 'Thrace' motorway. The tumulus was located to the northeast of the village of Kabyle, Yambol district and it is known as the Big Tumulus (Golyamata mogila) among the locals. Only one grave was uncovered in the northeastern part of the mound. It is of a pyre-grave type, not particularly common for pre-Roman Thrace. The deceased has been placed on a wooden bed construction in the pyre together with his personal belongings and armor. The observations made in the course of excavations point to the conclusion that most of the inventory has been put in the pyre during the quenching of the fire by soil, after which, the piling of the primary mound began. Probably wine was used in this ritual, as revealed by an extant Thasos amphora. The armor consists of a sword and more than ten spearheads with butt-spikes. A bronze horse-bit, parts of a gold laurel wreath and more than one wreath with gilded leaves and fruits, two iron strigilae and not the least, a golden stater of Phillip II type have also been documented. Most probably, the coin was put in the mouth of the dead as a Charon obolus. The pyre-grave should be dated to the 30s or 20s of the 4 th c. BC., and could be interpreted as a funeral of an officer from the Macedonian garrison of the town of Kabyle. K e y w o r d s
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Call for papers, 25th meeting of the EAA in Bern, 2019
This session aims to stimulate a discussion on the theoretical and methodological premises for th... more This session aims to stimulate a discussion on the theoretical and methodological premises for the identification of experimental phases in the technical, technological and social developments of prehistoric and early historic communities. All societies eventually faced the challenge to adapt to changing social or ecological conditions. The wellbeing and the progress of the pre-industrial populations were based mainly on the equilibrium between the stable traditional solutions and the collective decision to modify them or not. However, the typical museum exhibits usually portray the successfully adopted innovations that turned into mainstream practices. But how many times have we missed the early signs of inventions during their experimental phase? Could we identify the initial stages of technological novelties? Are we aware of the variability of the possible factors and the intensity of the eventual reactions? Is there any synchronism between the experimental stages of coeval productions based on various raw-materials (clay, flint, bone, metal, etc.) or the actual dynamics point towards far more complex and independent developments? How can we identify the minor adjustments, the gradual progress and the abrupt technological changes that took place within global processes pertaining to major shifts like the Neolithisation or the rise of Urbanism and the complex social hierarchies? Call for papers / posters SESSION
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