Radiocarbon Dating of Neolithic Pottery

ABSTRACT.Steppe and forest-steppe areas of the Povolzhye area (Caucasus and central Asia) bear much interest for the Neolithic in connection with the productive economy of the region at the time. Recent data have allowed correction of the region's chronology. A number of 14 C dates denote the existence of the Neolithic in this territory as early as the 5th to 6th millennium BP. However, some questions are still under debate and require further data to clarify.

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“…The dating of pottery, expanded in a number of published works (Kovalyuh and Skripkin 2007;Zaitseva et. al.…”

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Chronological Problems with Neolithization of the Northern Caspian Sea Area and the Forest-Steppe Povolzhye Region

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“…During the chemical pretreatment of materials for dating humic acids are removed by alkaliacid solutions. Besides, before dating of charcoal from the pottery matrix humic acids and other admixtures are removed by the treatment of the solution of hydrofluoric aside (Skripkin and Kovaliukh, 1998;Zaytseva et al, 2009). Therefore, practically all humic acids are destroyed.…”

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“…14 C dating of carbon-containing materials from pottery have recently been developed in the radiocarbon laboratory in Kiev using the conventional technique (Skripkin and Kovaliukh, 1998;Zaytseva et al, 2009). Pottery is one of the most suitable materials for dating because of this artifact is closely associated with archaeological events.…”

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“…For this site numerous 14 C dates were produced mostly from pottery, because other organic materials (wood, charcoal, bone) were practically lacking. Most of the 14 C dates were published by Zaytseva et al (2009). Before then, the capacity of 14 C dates produced for the Neolithic sites of the Southern regions of Russia were obtained and presented in the monograph Vybornov (2008).…”

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Radiocarbon pottery dating: the chemical compounds of organic fractions, the reliability of 14C dates (preliminary results)

2012

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Abstract:In recent times, a large number of radiocarbon dates appeared for the Southern Neolithic on the basis of pottery dating because other organic matter has practically not been preserved. There are two organic fractions of pottery useful for dating: food residues and carbon from the pottery matrix itself. Food residues are often dated, but this material is not always preserved and is prone to being removed during the cleaning of the pottery. The clay mass of the pottery contains carbon, often directly visible upon breaking of the pottery. The article focusses on determining the chemical composition of the organic fractions in the pottery and the origin of the carbon. For this aim we used the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method to identify the chemical compounds in the food residue and in the pottery matrix. As an example we used pottery from the Neolithic sites: Zamost'e (Central Russia) and the Varfolomeevskay sites (Southern European Russia, Low Volga region) from archaeological collections. The results obtained demonstrate that the food residue and the pottery matrix contain practically the same organic compounds, even if the relative abundances of various compounds are different in these materials. The origin of the carbon from pottery is discussed.

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“…Therefore, all radiocarbon dates from molluscs and pottery with a mollusc-based temper received from the KRL and other laboratories will be biased towards an older date. Recently, however, the KRL and the Radiocarbon Laboratory in St Petersburg have developed a new methodology for eliminating any mollusc components from a pottery temper prior to dating, which allows for the correlation of the reservoir effect on dated material (Zaitseva et al 2009). …”

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Neolithic Ukraine: A Review of Theoretical and Chronological Interpretations

Matuzevičiūtė

2013

Archaeologia Baltica

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This paper reviews the Neolithic period in Ukraine. First, the author analyses what the term 'Neolithic' actually means in Ukraine. The paper demonstrates the absence of a universal definition for Neolithic, through a review of some 'Western school' archaeological traditions. The term Neolithic is de-emphasised in relation to the study of early cereal cultivation in Ukraine, providing a general understanding of the concept. The paper introduces the main archaeological Neolithic cultures of Ukraine, by presenting their chronological frameworks, areas of distribution and key characteristics. Particular attention is paid to the main chronological pitfalls in the region.

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Radiocarbon Dating of Neolithic Pottery

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Chronological Problems with Neolithization of the Northern Caspian Sea Area and the Forest-Steppe Povolzhye Region

Chronological Problems with Neolithization of the Northern Caspian Sea Area and the Forest-Steppe Povolzhye Region

Radiocarbon pottery dating: the chemical compounds of organic fractions, the reliability of 14C dates (preliminary results)

Neolithic Ukraine: A Review of Theoretical and Chronological Interpretations

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