NEOLITHIC SOCIETIES AND THEIR POTTERY IN SOUTH-EASTERN LITHUANIA
NEOLITHIC SOCIETIES AND THEIR POTTERY IN SOUTH-EASTERN LITHUANIA
Author(s): EGLĖ ŠATAVIČĖSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Regional Geography, Historical Geography, Environmental Geography, Ancient World, Environmental interactions
Published by: Lietuvos istorijos institutas
Keywords: Neolithic societies; SE Lithuania; potters; pottery; coiling; decoration; interaction between communities;
Summary/Abstract: South-Eastern Lithuanian Stone Age pottery reflects the way of life, nutrition, social status, artistic expression, and intercommunity relationships of its creators and users. Natural conditions unfavourable for the survival of organic material and the intermingling of artefacts from different periods in sandy settlements limit the ability to precisely date and reconstruct the long, distinctive process of Neolithisation that began in the late 6th millennium bc. Analysing the traces of ceramic vessel use, the structure of the pottery, the coiling and decoration technologies, their changes and reasons, it is possible to understand better the traditions of the Forest Neolithic communities and the encounters of different influences in SE Lithuania.
Journal: Lietuvos archeologija
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 46
- Page Range: 111-145
- Page Count: 35
- Language: English