Many uncertainties and doubts often arise when students, researchers and professionals of
archaeology start the study of the huge amount of ceramic sherds collected in …

Surface treatment techniques, that is, smoothing and burnishing, help to define the cultural,
traditional, and economical state of an ancient society. They prove artistic feelings combined …

This paper provides the first scientific comparison between pottery production in the early
Neolithic Starčevo-Criş and middle Neolithic Vinča cultures of south-eastern Europe. The …

This study aims to investigatea possible link between the painted pottery from the Alba Iulia-
Lumea Nouã settlement and the potential clay sources identified in the proximity of the …

The use of a rotational device for forming ceramic objects represents a fundamental
innovation in pottery technology. This work addresses aspects of the transmission of this …

The systematic examination of the VI and early V millennium BCE pottery from the Arene
Candide Cave (Finale Ligure, Western Liguria) revealed several charred macroremains …

This paper reviews the available radiocarbon data from early pottery bearing sites in the
Danube catchment in SE Europe. The dates suggest that the earliest use of pottery is to be …

Ceramic materials are envisioned as one of the most highly influential and versatile
materials introduced in human (pre) history. These materials, among which pottery was the …

High-resolution microscopy investigations on ancient ceramics recommend the complex
progression of crystalline phases in an antique object via the sintering process. Based on …

This paper reports the results of the petrographic and geochemical analyses of 69 Late
Chalcolithic 3 to Early Bronze Age 1b (3800–2800 BCE) handmade burnished ceramics …