Design, function and tradition
A systematic approach to the Neolithic pottery forms of the western confines of the Mediterranean
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24019238 |
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| Authors | Manuel J Díaz-Rodríguez, Ruth Taylor (0000-0003-1565-4915), Daniel García-Rivero (0000-0002-6112-3181) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Pages | 2-23 |
| Publication date | 2026-08-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Documenta Praehistorica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1408-967X • E-ISSN: 1854-2492 |
| Publisher | University of Ljubljana (PUBLISHER • SI) |
| DOI | 10.4312/dp.53.5 |
| OpenAlex | W7196990242 |
| Language | EN |
A sample of over 1300 Neolithic pottery vessels from 59 archaeological sites in southern Spain is analysed by means of a systematic methodological protocol developed for the purpose of assessing the structure of morphological diversity. Geometric morphometrics and computational methods of classification are applied in order to identify the fundamental groups and classes, and explore the three fundamental forces – design, function and tradition – behind the formal structure of Neolithic pottery assemblages. The results suggest a high level of design standardization based on a strong underlying production tradition, as well as regional variations in the western confines of the Mediterranean.
Function (biology) · Morphometrics · Order (exchange) · Pottery · Sample (material) · Standardization · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Morphological variations and asymmetry
| Highly cited | No |
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