Old World Ceramic Origins and Behavioral Contexts from the Late Pleistocene to Mid-Holocene: Unresolved and New Problems

Iizuka, Fumie; Terry, Karisa

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2021.10.002

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“…Current research along the Zagros high steppe and foothills indicates the region was a key zone in the Neolithic transition 3 . Ancient DNA evidence suggests that the area experienced an independent trajectory from hunter gathering to cultivation of cereal crops and animal husbandry 4 , 5 , 24 , while archaeological research indicates that it hosted some of the earliest, large and permanent settlements 3 , and some of the earliest evidence for pottery production 25 . The speleothem record presented here encompasses the local cultural entities of the Early Neolithic (Pre-Pottery Neolithic or PPN 11.6–9.0 ka/9600–7000 years BCE), Late Neolithic (Pottery Neolithic or PN 9–7.3 ka/7000–5300 years BCE), and the Early Chalcolithic (7.3–6.5 ka, 5300–4500 years BCE) 3 , 26 .…”

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Neolithic hydroclimatic change and water resources exploitation in the Fertile Crescent

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In the first millennia of the Holocene, human communities in the Fertile Crescent experienced drastic cultural and technological transformations that modified social and human-environments interactions, ultimately leading to the rise of complex societies. The potential influence of climate on this “Neolithic Revolution” has long been debated. Here we present a speleothem record from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, covering from Early Neolithic to Early Chalcolithic periods (~ 11 to 7.3 ka, 9000–5300 BCE). The record reveals the influence of the Siberian High on regional precipitation, and shows large hydroclimatic variability at the multicentennial scale. In particular, it highlights wetter conditions between 9.7 and 9.0 ka, followed by an abrupt reduction of precipitation between 9.0 and 8.5 ka, and a wetter interval between 8.5 and 8.0 ka. A comparison with regional and local archaeological data demonstrates an influence of recorded hydroclimatic changes on settlement patterns (size, distribution, permanent vs. seasonal occupation) and on the exploitation of water resources by Neolithic to Chalcolithic populations. Our record does not show prominent hydroclimatic changes at 9.3 and 8.2 ka, thus not supporting direct influence of such rapid and widespread events on the process of Neolithization and its cultural dispersal.

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Neolithic hydroclimatic change and water resources exploitation in the Fertile Crescent

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“…No systematic tests on mobility, however, have been done with ceramic assemblages from this period. Other than the Japanese archipelago and the Russian Far East, only small number of Pleistocene pottery-bearing sites have been discovered (e.g., [ 12 , 20 ]) making the souring, and systematic reconstruction of production and circulation difficult. Furthermore, there are geochronological uncertainties in the key regions of East and Northeast Asia where pottery production began that inhibit further research.…”

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“…For example, in South China, AMS- 14 C dates have yielded the earliest geochronology in the world for pottery vessels, ca. 20,000–17,000 cal BP, [ 10 , 19 , 21 – 25 ] but earlier contextual data and their interpretations ([semi-] domesticated plant foods, thermoluminescence dates, and diagenesis) suggest dates can be as late as the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary [ 12 , 20 , 26 – 30 ]. Similarly, in the Transbaikal, dates centered on the AMS technique suggest the early pottery vessels are associated with ca.14,770/14,000–10,500 cal BP [ 14 , 31 – 34 ].…”

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Late Pleistocene pottery production and exchange: Provenance studies of hunter-gatherer wares from southern Kyushu, Japan by neutron activation analysis

2022

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Late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers in East Asia adopted pottery, yet the ability to reconstruct circulation, mobility, and exchange has been hampered, in part, due to problematic regional geochronology. The driving forces behind pottery adoption is unclear. The purpose of this study is to test our results of the first systematic petrographic pottery sourcing from the pre-Younger Dryas by utilizing neutron activation analysis. We examine samples from the Sankauyama I site on Tanegashima Island, southern Japan, dating to the Incipient Jomon, ca. 14,000/13,500–12,800 cal BP, with a well-defined geochronology. Our NAA results corroborate with the petrographic study suggesting that pottery was mainly produced in-situ, but some vessels were transported long distances from another island. Changing from high mobility, sedentary Incipient Jomon foragers made pottery, occasionally investing in long-distance ceramic vessel transportation and exchange likely involving ocean crossing. This may be associated with a risk-buffering strategy in the context of rising sea levels and isolation of Tanegashima.

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Un análisis visual de técnicas de manufactura y tecnología de la cerámica del sitio Puerto Hormiga, Colombia: reconsideraciones sobre las observaciones de Reichel-Dolmatoff

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Carvajal Contreras

2023

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La adopción de la cerámica ha sido un indicador importante del Neolítico en la arqueología en el Viejo Mundo. Sin embargo, el momento de su emergencia, la tecnología asociada y el contexto conductual varían. Puerto Hormiga, un conchero en el Caribe colombiano, tiene una de las primeras cerámicas en Suramérica. Reichel-Dolmatoff describió las técnicas de fabricación de piezas irregulares y fragmentos cerámicos en cuya manufactura se utilizaba la técnica de enrollado en espiral. Examinamos visualmente los procesos de producción y las técnicas de fabricación de la cerámica de Puerto Hormiga. Las muestras seleccionadas se produjeron mediante la superposición de pequeñas losas y se combinaron con tiras cortas de enrollado en espiral o con nódulos pequeños. No se encontraron pruebas claras de una única aplicación con largas tiras de enrollado en espiral. Las inclusiones, en su mayoría de fibra vegetal y con inclusiones de minerales y rocas del tamaño de arena y fragmentos de roca, son las mismas que reportó Reichel-Dolmatoff. Se prioriza la facilidad en la producción; las vasijas con desgrasante mineral pueden haberse utilizado para obtener resistencia al impacto y efectividad en la cocción, contrariamente a la cerámica con desgrasante vegetal que aumenta su transportabilidad y se asocia con la manufactura de artefactos por grupos humanos con un grado mayor de movilidad. La adopción de los métodos de losa —y tiras cortas de enrollado en espiral— y sus relaciones con otros pasos técnicos en la producción requieren más explicaciones. Este estudio sirve como un primer paso hacia dicha comprensión y contribuye al debate más amplio de los orígenes de la cerámica y la aplicabilidad del concepto de Neolítico.

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Old World Ceramic Origins and Behavioral Contexts from the Late Pleistocene to Mid-Holocene: Unresolved and New Problems

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Neolithic hydroclimatic change and water resources exploitation in the Fertile Crescent

Neolithic hydroclimatic change and water resources exploitation in the Fertile Crescent

Late Pleistocene pottery production and exchange: Provenance studies of hunter-gatherer wares from southern Kyushu, Japan by neutron activation analysis

Un análisis visual de técnicas de manufactura y tecnología de la cerámica del sitio Puerto Hormiga, Colombia: reconsideraciones sobre las observaciones de Reichel-Dolmatoff

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