Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Pottery in the Upper Thracian Plain, Tundzha Valley and the Burgas Lowland, Bulgaria – Diversity, Technology and Distribution
The main purpose of this article is to present Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age pottery of the not so known Upper Thracian Plain, Tundzha Valley and the Burgas Lowland in Bulgaria, with an emphasis on ceramic diversity, technology, distribution, and use of vessels in archaeological contexts. The...
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| description | The main purpose of this article is to present Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age pottery of the not so known
Upper Thracian Plain, Tundzha Valley and the Burgas Lowland in Bulgaria, with an emphasis on ceramic
diversity, technology, distribution, and use of vessels in archaeological contexts. The investigation shows
that the ceramic of both periods consists of wares for serving, cooking, storage, and transportation. The
classes of cups, jugs, plates, bowls, kantharoi -like vessels, amphora -like vessels, jars, storage vessels, and
pyraunoi had been in widespread use until the 8th century BC, when a new pottery class – pithoi with a ‘wide
stamp’ – was added. The general transformations, which occurred during the beginning of the Early Iron Age,
included modification of the above -mentioned pottery classes to a flattened spherical form; the treatment
of the surface through burnishing with the effect of polishing; decoration with a combination of flutes and
knobs and firing in reduced atmosphere with control of the process to achieve the desired uniform dark
colour. However, absence of major changes in the morphology of Early Iron Age ceramics probably illustrate permanently established eating habits. According to ethnographic models, each change in the pottery
production which included a stylistic variation of the vessels realized without marked changes in energy
investment on the part of the craftsman, such as the introduction of new decorative motifs, new ways of
arranging existing motifs and even some small changes in vessel forms, points to a horizontal differentiation of the society and increased numbers of equivalently ranked groups in a given society – a change that
occurred in our study area in the Early Iron Age. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-840cb4e8597540cfb91319549772a7ab2022-12-21T20:32:34ZcesUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakultaStudia Hercynia1212-58652336-81442018-12-0122283118Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Pottery in the Upper Thracian Plain, Tundzha Valley and the Burgas Lowland, Bulgaria – Diversity, Technology and DistributionRositsa Hristova0Historical Museum of KarnobatThe main purpose of this article is to present Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age pottery of the not so known Upper Thracian Plain, Tundzha Valley and the Burgas Lowland in Bulgaria, with an emphasis on ceramic diversity, technology, distribution, and use of vessels in archaeological contexts. The investigation shows that the ceramic of both periods consists of wares for serving, cooking, storage, and transportation. The classes of cups, jugs, plates, bowls, kantharoi -like vessels, amphora -like vessels, jars, storage vessels, and pyraunoi had been in widespread use until the 8th century BC, when a new pottery class – pithoi with a ‘wide stamp’ – was added. The general transformations, which occurred during the beginning of the Early Iron Age, included modification of the above -mentioned pottery classes to a flattened spherical form; the treatment of the surface through burnishing with the effect of polishing; decoration with a combination of flutes and knobs and firing in reduced atmosphere with control of the process to achieve the desired uniform dark colour. However, absence of major changes in the morphology of Early Iron Age ceramics probably illustrate permanently established eating habits. According to ethnographic models, each change in the pottery production which included a stylistic variation of the vessels realized without marked changes in energy investment on the part of the craftsman, such as the introduction of new decorative motifs, new ways of arranging existing motifs and even some small changes in vessel forms, points to a horizontal differentiation of the society and increased numbers of equivalently ranked groups in a given society – a change that occurred in our study area in the Early Iron Age.https://studiahercynia.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2019/11/Rositsa_Hristova_83-118.pdfupper thracian plaintundzha valleyburgas lowlandlate bronze ageearly iron agepottery diversitytechnology; distribution |
| spellingShingle | Rositsa Hristova Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Pottery in the Upper Thracian Plain, Tundzha Valley and the Burgas Lowland, Bulgaria – Diversity, Technology and Distribution Studia Hercynia upper thracian plain tundzha valley burgas lowland late bronze age early iron age pottery diversity technology; distribution |
| title | Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Pottery in the Upper Thracian Plain, Tundzha Valley and the Burgas Lowland, Bulgaria – Diversity, Technology and Distribution |
| title_full | Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Pottery in the Upper Thracian Plain, Tundzha Valley and the Burgas Lowland, Bulgaria – Diversity, Technology and Distribution |
| title_fullStr | Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Pottery in the Upper Thracian Plain, Tundzha Valley and the Burgas Lowland, Bulgaria – Diversity, Technology and Distribution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Pottery in the Upper Thracian Plain, Tundzha Valley and the Burgas Lowland, Bulgaria – Diversity, Technology and Distribution |
| title_short | Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Pottery in the Upper Thracian Plain, Tundzha Valley and the Burgas Lowland, Bulgaria – Diversity, Technology and Distribution |
| title_sort | late bronze and early iron age pottery in the upper thracian plain tundzha valley and the burgas lowland bulgaria diversity technology and distribution |
| topic | upper thracian plain tundzha valley burgas lowland late bronze age early iron age pottery diversity technology; distribution |
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