Early Neolithic potters of the Italian Middle Adriatic region

This paper presents the preliminary results of the study of the Early Neolithic pottery production in the Marche region, Italy (VI mill. BC). The main goal of this research is to expand the knowledge of pottery manufacturing processes associated to the typical Central Adriatic Impressed Ware, at pre...

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Published inArcheologické rozhledy (Praha) Vol. 69; no. 2
Main Authors Chiara La Marca, Giacomo Eramo, Italo Maria Muntoni, Cecilia Conati Barbaro
Format Journal Article
LanguageCzech
Published Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague 01.06.2017
Subjects
archaeometry
ceramic analysis
Early Neolithic
Impressed Ware culture
Italy
thin section petrography
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Summary:This paper presents the preliminary results of the study of the Early Neolithic pottery production in the Marche region, Italy (VI mill. BC). The main goal of this research is to expand the knowledge of pottery manufacturing processes associated to the typical Central Adriatic Impressed Ware, at present poorly understood. All sites under analysis are located in the piedmont hills of the Apennine Mountains, except one which is on the coast. This study aims to highlight synchronic and diachronic variability in pottery technology, to identify common traits and to investigate the raw materials selection and exploitation strategies. The pottery assemblages are examined by means of an integrated approach which include techno-typological and archaeometric analyses. The environmental factors, the distribution of resources, the technology solutions taken by these early Neolithic communities are considered.
ISSN:0323-1267
2570-9151
DOI:10.35686/AR.2017.14