Some remarks on the transition of the Boian-Gumelnița households - architecture and pottery assemblages
Some remarks on the transition of the Boian-Gumelnița households - architecture and pottery assemblages

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the characteristics of the several houses from three sites in the Lower Danube area - the tell settlement at Ruse, Tangâru and Căscioarele - Ostrovel. These houses are considered among the earliest documented structures dated during the transition from the Late Boian to the Gumelnița culture. Comparing their geographical, cultural, chronological and architectural aspects, this paper traces changes occurring in the household tradition and possible settlement interactions. These architectural details and the house inventories show similarities that differ from those of the Late Gumelnița structures. Some of these have been previously interpreted as temples due to their rich painted and plastic interior decoration. Since the structures from the Romanian sites are well-known, the Ruse houses and their inventories are described in greater detail. Special attention is given to pottery as a main cultural and chronological landmark, but also as evidence for the range of everyday activities and their manifestation during the entire KGK VI period.

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