Review article
https://doi.org/10.17234/OA.39.2
LATE NEOLITHIC VINČA POTTERY FIRING PROCEDURE: RECONSTRUCTION OF NEOLITHIC TECHNOLOGY THROUGH EXPERIMENT
Jasna Vuković
; Department of Archaeology Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Abstract
The considerations about Late Neolithic Vinča pot- tery are numerous in archaeological literature, but the Neolithic technology, and especially firing proce- dures are still unknown. The main goal of conducted experiment was reconstruction of reduced firing in pits, but also open-air firing and intentional black- ening of the vessels fired in oxidizing atmosphere. The results revealed advantages of pit-firing. From the point of view of technological choices, it was es- tablished that maintaining low temperatures of the firing was intentional decision of the potter in order to avoid cracking originated from calcium-carbonate decomposition.
Keywords
experimental firing; pottery; Late Neolithic; Vinča; pit-firing; open-air firing
Hrčak ID:
214161
URI
Publication date:
28.12.2018.
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