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Similarities and differences between 7th and 8th century pottery on the example of archaeological site in the vicinity of Hlebine

During 2017 and 2018, as a part of the project TransFER - Iron production along the Drava River in the Roman period and the Middle Ages: Creation and transfer of knowledge, technologies and goods (IP-06-2016-5047), funded by the Croatian Science Foundation, two archaeological sites, in the vicinity of the village Hlebine, were excavated. The aim of the research was the exploration of a bog iron ore smelting workshop on the site of Velike Hlebine and the definition of the features and function of presumed furnaces on the position of Dedanovice, whose existence was acknowledged by the conducted geophysical research. During the course of the excavation, both positions, which are some 600 meters apart, besides the remains connected to smelting activities, brought to light the remains of archaeological structures which can be connected with the remains of settlements. Within the fillings of the excavated archaeological objects numerous chipped pottery pieces of various features, belonging mainly to kitchen pots, were discovered. By the comparison of their shapes, fabrication, facture, colour, decoration and other details it is concluded that, even though the mentioned economic activity took place on both positions at the same time, the ceramic material is significantly different, which suggests it was made in different periods. Comparative ceramic material found within the same region points to a fact that one of the settlements (Dedanovice) was occupied during the first half or the middle of the 7ᵗ ͪ century, while the other one (Velike Hlebine) functioned during the (middle of) 8ᵗ ͪ century, which was also confirmed by radiocarbon dating.

Hlebine-Dedanovice ; Hlebine-Velike Hlebine ; ceramics ; early Middle Ages

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