Review article
Prehistoric Ceramic Colanders and Their Use in the Eastern Adriatic Coast and Its Hinterland
Romuald Zlatunić
; Archaeological Museum of Istria, Pula, Croatia
Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of sherds of prehistoric ceramic
colanders (strainers), 53 pieces in total, recovered at multiple
sites across Istria. The paper compares the sherds from Istria
with individual specimens of colanders from the Dalmatia1
and Slavonia regions, and from countries in the neighbourhood
of Croatia (Slovenia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania and
Greece). Along with the results of biomolecular analyses of the
vessels, we attempt to reconstruct and interpret the use and
production of wax, beeswax, wine and the production of milk
and cheese in the prehistoric period; the Neolithic, Eneolithic
and Bronze Age.
Keywords
ceramic colanders; Neolithic; Eneolithic; Bronze Age; Iron Age; early wax and beeswax; early winemaking; nascent dairy and cheese production
Hrčak ID:
249591
URI
Publication date:
21.12.2020.
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