Early Neolithic Impresso‐Decoration Reconsidered: a Case Study from Pavlovac ‐ Kovačke Njive, Southern Serbia
Early Neolithic Impresso‐Decoration Reconsidered: a Case Study from Pavlovac ‐ Kovačke Njive, Southern Serbia

Summary/Abstract: In this article we analyse the impressed‐pottery from the Early Neolithicsite of Kovačke Njive. It is argued that the impressions on the pottery have not been made by impressing fingertips and fingernails into the plastic clay, but by using different kinds of tools. The classification of the so‐called impresso‐ornaments is made based on the diagnostic traces on the sherds: movement direction of the potterʹs hand and position of the tool during execution. Based on the functional properties of the textured surfaces, impresso‐treatment is regarded as a surface finishing method. According to the variety of impressions and implements used, we assume the household production involving part time artisans.

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