The Pottery

In this chapter a more detailed account is given of the PG pottery, which is the main, and quite often the only, evidence provided by several sites. Moreover, as has been made clear in the previous chapter, pottery has been the chief means of establishing the relative chronology. The pottery is examined by vase types, following its development in all the PG sites, from its first appearance to the end of the period. This method differs from that used when the pottery is examined by region, since the aim here is to follow the evolution of each vase type in all the areas where it appears, by studying each vase type separately. At the same time, this method allows the geographical origin of each type to be more easily located, while communication among PG areas may be shown by the way a particular vase type is adopted by one region from another. Equally, regional preferences are revealed when a vase type or sub-type occurs only locally.

Archaeology · Chronology · Geography · Pottery · Type (biology) · Vase · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeological and Historical Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Paleontology