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Reconstructing the chaîne opératoire of Middle Bronze Age Pannonian Encrusted pottery: a case study of Jagodnjak-Krčevine (NE Croatia)

This presentation provides the first results of thin section petrographic analysis of Middle Bronze Age Encrusted pottery from the site Jagodnjak-Krčevine, which represent part of a broader data collection deriving from the research project concerning pottery technology during the Bronze Age in northern Croatia. The samples were selected according to the different typological groups of ceramic vessels and they originate mainly from graves. During sample selection the different decoration styles characteristic of Pannonian Encrusted and Litzen/Kisapostag pottery were also considered. The main goal of this study is to determine the characteristics of raw materials and ceramic pastes used by the potters as well as features of the firing methods. Another aim is to determine whether there are some indications of certain ceramic technological practices related to individual graves. An important objective of this research is to determine whether there are certain patterns in the selection of added tempering materials and how specific technological choices may be interpreted within the framework of economic and social aspects of society. The results of the study show the utilisation of several different kinds of raw materials tempered with grog and rocks. The preliminary results seem to suggest that the selection of clay, as well as the added tempering material, are closely related to vessel forms, the function of the vessels and the decorating techniques applied. We also discuss potters’ selection mechanisms of raw materials (potter’s perception of raw materials) aiming to highlight the social nature of technological choices and consider that functional choices cannot be separated from the social milieu in which the vessels were made.

ceramic petrography, Pannonian Encrusted pottery, Litzen/Kisapostag pottery, raw material, tempering material, grog temper

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