Human history has been shaped by global dispersals of technologies, although
understanding of what enabled these processes is limited. Here, we explore the behavioural …

The issue of clay processing concerns both provenance and techno-functional ceramic
investigations. In the former, the compositional/textural modification of clay alters the …

The article discusses the various options for reconstructing pottery-forming techniques and
for making reliable interpretations of forming practices based on archaeological evidence. It …

This study explores the effects of the copying error process on material culture. The goal is to
assess whether the morphometric variability of standardized vessels, generated by copying …

This paper addresses technological dynamics revealed through raw material analyses of
Late Hallstatt (seventh–fifth centuries BCE) ceramics from the famous Heuneburg site …

Ethnographic and historical accounts have indicated that traditional potters intentionally mix
two or more sources of clay in order to prepare composite pastes for pottery production. It …

The identification of ceramic forming techniques poses challenges, particularly when
different primary and secondary forming techniques are combined, or when specific surface …

Pottery traditions reflect the socioeconomic framework of past cultures, while the spatial
distribution of pottery indicates exchange patterns and interaction processes. Material and …

Brazilian coastal archaeology is renowned for its numerous and large shellmounds
(sambaquis), which had been continuously occupied from at least 8000 to 1000 years cal …

This article describes the quantitative analysis of the 3D orientation of objects (ie particles
and voids) within pottery fabrics to differentiate two categories of pottery hand-building …