Pottery Production, Distribution and Consumption in Early Minoan West Crete: An analytical perspective

Nodarou, Eleni

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“…There were also sherds from numerous pithoi (at least 7–8 individual vessels, with a remarkable diversity of fabrics) and some cooking pots. Previous studies of local pottery indicate that much Early Iron Age fine ware is in a reddish-brown fabric, buff-coated (Day 2011; Nodarou and Iliopoulos 2011; Wallace 2010b, 28–9). In contrast, the almost exclusive use of a yellowish-buff fabric in A1 fine wares might suggest a particular manufacturing tradition, or a heavy use of imported clays/pots.…”

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“…In the catalogue below (as in all the others presented here) each find is listed by context number and suffix (if registered during excavation) or by context number only with alphabetic suffix (if taken from the general sherd assemblage). Identifications and frequency estimations of mineral inclusions, made macroscopically, are conservative, being based on the work of Nodarou and Iliopoulos (2011) and on the advice of Nodarou. 03019.56 Small krater (Fig.…”

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Surviving Crisis: Insights From New Excavation at Karphi, 2008

Wallace

Mylona

2012

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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Seventy years after its first investigation, Karphi (Karfi) on Crete was the subject of a new pilot excavation in 2008. The main aim was to provide the first up-to-date detailed contextual records for the site across a representative area, thus filling in interpretative gaps left by the original extensive excavation. This paper presents and analyses these records with the aim of investigating the likely complexity of social systems at one of the largest new communities founded in Crete after the collapse of Bronze Age states c.1200 bc. Recent research has tended to focus on small villages, or on sites which later developed into poleis, meaning that crisis-period remains are poorly preserved. Occupied only between the crisis horizon of c.1200 bc and an important nucleation of Cretan communities at large ‘proto-polis’ settlements occurring in the early tenth century, the large Karphi site offers insight into the special challenges of creating large, potentially diverse new communities in crisis circumstances. It has one of the most dramatic of the new settlement locations, on steep-sided peaks 1100 m above sea level in an area which had never previously been settled. The social and economic adjustments needed here were particularly sharp and urgent, and the paper examines the structures which enabled them, using preliminary analyses of bioarchaeological data from the new project to assist reconstruction of the economy. The site has had other, highly specialised uses in its history, on which the new excavation has thrown light. The results highlight not only the resonance of this landscape in ancient consciousness, but also the ways in which such resonance could be exploited, both in the socially volatile post-collapse period and in the context of enhanced social and economic complexity as polis states started to come into being. Finally, a first set of radiocarbon dates from the new excavation is presented and assessed with regard to the dating of the Cretan Bronze to Iron Age transition and its wider ramifications.

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Surviving Crisis: Insights From New Excavation at Karphi, 2008

Wallace

Mylona

2012

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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“…Sand tempering is a tradition that is visible in Cretan pottery production from at least EMII (e.g. Wilson and Day 1994, 67-8, group 18;Whitelaw et al 1997, 268, n.21;Kiriatzi 2003, 129;Nodarou 2003), and is also common amongst Bronze Age fabrics in western Crete, particularly during the Second Palace period (Moody 1985, 56). On Antikythera, this broad date range is also evident and such fabrics are particularly common during the First and Second Palace periods.…”

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“…For FN-EB1, the emphasis on grog tempering corresponds with the preferred pottery production recipes in neighbouring regions such as Kythera and western Crete (e.g. Kiriatzi 2003, 125, 'chert fabric';Broodbank and Kiriatzi 2007, 248, fig.3b;Moody et al 2000, 'Hearth Classic';Nodarou 2003, Day et al 2005. Nevertheless, of note is the unusual persistence of grog tempering into later prehistoric periods on Antikythera: this pattern contrasts with the one found on both Crete and Kythera and we return to discussing the possible reasons for it in the final section below.…”

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“…There is a wide range of pottery that can convincingly be dated to the EB2 period, the best comparanda for which come from deposits !-" at Kastri on Kythera (Coldstream and Huxley 1972, 77-91, figs.35-6, pls.16-20;Broodbank and Kiriatzi 2007, 248-55, figs.3-5) and from EMIIA Nopigeia in western Crete (Karantzali 1996, 89-91, figs.95-101;Nodarou 2003 . 177, 179) and medium-sized jars or pithoi with flaring rims and impressed bands (e.g.…”

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From Fabrics to Island Connections: Macroscopic and Microscopic Approaches to the Prehistoric Pottery of Antikythera

Pentedeka

Kiriatzi

Spencer

et al. 2010

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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An intensive archaeological survey covering the entire extent of the island of Antikythera has recently revealed a sequence of prehistoric activity spanning the later Neolithic to Late Bronze Age, with cultural affiliations that variously link its prehistoric communities with their neighbours to the north, south and east. Here we present and discuss the results of a programme of both macroscopic and petrographic study of the prehistoric ceramics from Antikythera that defines a varied group of fabrics and explores their implications with regard to regional potting traditions, onisland production versus imports, and changing patterns of human activity on the island through time. Greece, and we are especially grateful to Jonathan Tomlinson for his assistance. The petrographic analysis discussed here was undertaken at the Fitch Laboratory, British School of Athens with the help of a British Academy small grant (SG-45163) and we would like to thank both of these institutions for their support. The co-director and synergast for the Antikythera Survey Project was Aris Tsaravopoulos, and we could not have undertaken this research without his generous assistance and guidance. We are also extremely grateful to Cyprian Broodbank, co-director of the Kythera Island Project, who provided a wide range of discussion, advice and support from the burnish on exterior? Fabric: SATa Date: 20% EB2, 40% LPrePal 30% FPal, 10% SPal 2 (petrography sample ASP2; 5028-2-1-15-1) 707931E, 3973433N General: Body fragment with the beginning of a plastic impressed band, or possibly a lug. Medium to large-sized vessel. Fabric: SATa Date: 50% FN-EB1, 20% EB2, 10% LPrePal, 10% FPal, 10% SPal 3 (petrography sample ASP3; 10028-42-1-45-2) 706674E, 3971464N General: Base fragment (diameter 25cm) with finger impressions on the interior. Fabric: SATa Date: 10% EB2, 10% LPrePal, 30% FPal, 30% SPal, 20% TPal 4 (petrography sample ASP6; 9034-29-1-75-1) 709014E, 3969597N General: Rim sherd with plastic decoration on shoulder. Fabric: SATa Date: 10% LPrePal, 20% FPal, 30% SPal, 40% TPal 5 (petrography sample ASP7; 3449-12-1-25-1) 707872E, 3971584N General: Rim sherd (diameter ca. 15cm) and vertical ovoid handle scar, probably from an oval-mouthed amphora. Fabric: SATa Date: 45% FPal, 45% SPal, 10% TPal (scatter is [FPal-]Spal) 6 (petrography sample ASP9; 8425-2105-S-4) 708430E, 3972106N General: Horizontal handle, rounded ovoid in section but rapidly tapering; attachment of conical wedge of clay visible against body. Fabric: SATa Date: 10% EB2, 25% LPrePal, 25% FPal, 25% SPal, 15% TPal (scatter is [FPal]-Spal) 7 (petrography sample ASP11; 6795-2245-S-2) 706798E, 3972248N General: Rim sherd of a large open vessel with a plastic impressed band directly below a plain rim. Fabric: SATa Date: 20% EB2, 20% LPrePal, 20% FPal, 30% SPal, 10% TPal 8 (petrography sample ASP15; 8405-2095-S-3) 708407E, 3972095N General: Rim sherd with plastic impressed band under rim. Fabric: SATa Date: 30% EB2, 30% FPal, 40% SPal (scatter is [FPal-]SPal) 9 (petrography sample ASP23; 8795-...

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An exploration of potential raw materials for prehistoric pottery production in the Tao River Valley, Gansu Province, China

Dammer,

Hein,

Spataro

2023

Geoarchaeology

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Northwest China is known for its Majiayao‐style Neolithic painted pottery which has received much praise for its high level of craftsmanship, yet its chain of production, in particular the step of raw material selection, is still poorly understood. To fill this lacuna, the present study explores the raw materials used in producing these wares from a geological and technological perspective. At its core stands the first geoarchaeological survey conducted around the eponymous site of Majiayao which collected 47 samples of raw materials suitable for ceramic production including clay, loess and rocks, which were all analysed macroscopically. A selection was analysed using thin‐section petrography, and a subset of the clay and loess samples were subjected to firing experiments. Additionally, three clay samples were analysed by scanning electron microscope with energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectrometer to understand their composition and behaviour in ceramic production. These were then compared to archaeological ceramics, thus providing insights into raw‐material availability and selection that will be of importance not only for research on Majiayao‐style pottery but also for later‐period ceramics produced in the area. This research shows how an archaeologically informed geological survey can contribute insights into human–environment interaction in early pottery production, especially the interplay between raw‐material availability, technological know‐how and potters' choices.

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Pottery Production, Distribution and Consumption in Early Minoan West Crete: An analytical perspective

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Surviving Crisis: Insights From New Excavation at Karphi, 2008

Surviving Crisis: Insights From New Excavation at Karphi, 2008

From Fabrics to Island Connections: Macroscopic and Microscopic Approaches to the Prehistoric Pottery of Antikythera

An exploration of potential raw materials for prehistoric pottery production in the Tao River Valley, Gansu Province, China

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