Production and function of Neolithic black-painted pottery from Schela Cladovei (Iron Gates, Romania)

Spataro, Michela; Cubas, Miriam; Craig, Oliver E.; Chapman, John C.; Boroneanţ, Adina; Bonsall, Clive

doi:10.1007/s12520-019-00918-0

Production and function of Neolithic black-painted pottery from Schela Cladovei (Iron Gates, Romania)

Spataro, Michela; Cubas, Miriam; Craig, Oliver E.; Chapman, John C.; Boroneanţ, Adina; Bonsall, Clive

Authors

Michela Spataro

Miriam Cubas

Oliver E. Craig

John C. Chapman

Adina Boroneanţ

Clive Bonsall

Abstract

This paper presents for the first time the results of a combination of petrographic, geochemical and organic residue analyses of early Neolithic ceramics from the Iron Gates region of the Danube basin. Eleven early Neolithic potsherds from Schela Cladovei (Romania) were analysed in detail. The results of the petrographic analysis show that the ceramics were made with the same recipe that was used by Starčevo-Körös-Criș potters elsewhere in southeastern Europe. The SEM-EDX analysis shows one of the earliest uses of Mn-rich black pigments to decorate Neolithic European ceramics. Organic residue analyses detected dairy, non-ruminant and ruminant adipose fats. No evidence of aquatic resources was detected. In summary, the early Neolithic potters at the Iron Gates, although able to make coarse and more sophisticated painted ceramics, did not make specific vessels for a specific use.

Citation

Spataro, M., Cubas, M., Craig, O. E., Chapman, J. C., Boroneanţ, A., & Bonsall, C. (2019). Production and function of Neolithic black-painted pottery from Schela Cladovei (Iron Gates, Romania). Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 11(11), 6287-6304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-019-00918-0

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Aug 12, 2019
Online Publication Date	Aug 28, 2019
Publication Date	Nov 30, 2019
Deposit Date	Oct 4, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Aug 28, 2020
Journal	Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
Print ISSN	1866-9557
Electronic ISSN	1866-9565
Publisher	Springer
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	11
Issue	11
Pages	6287-6304
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-019-00918-0

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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Archaeological and anthropological sciences. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-019-00918-0