Archaeoceramological analysis of the pottery from the Poieneşti-Lucaşeuca culture Orheiul Vechi settlement and the Butuceni-Vest Getae fortification
Archaeoceramological analysis of the pottery from the Poieneşti-Lucaşeuca culture Orheiul Vechi settlement and the Butuceni-Vest Getae fortification

Summary/Abstract: The aim of laboratory analysis carried out on pottery fragments recovered from the Poienești-Lucaşeuca (PL) site of Orheiul Vechi and the Getic site ofButuceni was to verify the hypothesis that there was a continuity in pottery technology traditions and the hypothesis that there was continuity in raw material use. In order to verify these hypotheses, i.e. to determine whether we are dealing with continuity or with changes in pottery manufacturing, two factorsmust be taken into account: know-how and raw material. This means that it isnecessary to perform both technological and raw material analyses. For the purposesof this study the following methods were used: MGR-analysis, chemicalanalysis by WD-XRF, thin-section studies and an estimation of physical ceramicproperties. The results of archaeometric analysis of pottery from the PL site ofOrheiul Vechi and the Getic site of Butuceni did not substantiate the hypothesisthat there had been a continuity in pottery technology traditions.

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