Publication detail

Technology and provenience of the oldest pottery in the northern Pannonian Basin indicates its affiliation to hunter-gatherers

Petrik, J. Slavicek, K. Adameková, K. Jaques, VAJ. Kostál, M. Tóth, P. Petr, L. Vsiansky, D. Zikmund, T. Kaiser, J. Bátora, J. Bickle, P.

Original Title

Technology and provenience of the oldest pottery in the northern Pannonian Basin indicates its affiliation to hunter-gatherers

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Consensus holds that pottery technology came to Central Europe from the Northern Balkans with independent pottery traditions existing concurrently in Eastern Europe. An unusual grass-tempered pottery dating back to around 5800 cal BC found in lake sediments at Santovka, Slovakia, predated the earliest known Neolithic pottery in the region (similar to 5500 cal BC), suggesting unexplored narratives of pottery introduction. Analyses of the pottery's technology, origin, and grass temper shedding light on ceramic traditions' spread can unveil mobility patterns and community lifestyles. Our findings indicate a non-local provenance, low temperature firing, Festugc sp. grass temper and unique rectangular or cylindrical vessel shapes which align with Eastern European hunter-gatherer practices. Moreover, the pottery style and technology have no analogies in the contemporary Danubian pottery traditions and have more similarities to those of the Eastern traditions. The pottery's raw materials likely originated from distant areas, indicating extensive territorial access for its creators. Our findings imply late Mesolithic hunter-gatherers as the probable artisans and with implications for the site's significance in the late Mesolithic landscape.

Keywords

Hunter-gatherers; Pottery technology; Provenience; Pottery firing; Organic temper; Microtomography

Authors

Petrik, J.; Slavicek, K.; Adameková, K.; Jaques, VAJ.; Kostál, M.; Tóth, P.; Petr, L.; Vsiansky, D.; Zikmund, T.; Kaiser, J.; Bátora, J.; Bickle, P.

Released

20. 8. 2024

Publisher

NATURE PORTFOLIO

Location

BERLIN

ISBN

2045-2322

Periodical

Scientific Reports

Year of study

14

Number

1

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages count

13

URL

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-69208-7

BibTex

@article{BUT189718,
  author="Jan {Petřík} and Victory {Jaques} and Tomáš {Zikmund} and Jozef {Kaiser} and Karel {Slavíček} and Katarína {Adameková} and Martin {Košťál} and Peter {Tóth} and Libor {Petr} and Dalibor {Všianský} and Jozef {Bátora} and Penny {Bickle}",
  title="Technology and provenience of the oldest pottery in the northern Pannonian Basin indicates its affiliation to hunter-gatherers",
  journal="Scientific Reports",
  year="2024",
  volume="14",
  number="1",
  pages="13",
  doi="10.1038/s41598-024-69208-7",
  issn="2045-2322",
  url="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-69208-7"
}