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Pots on mats

Mat-impressed salt-extraction pottery at Chalcolithic Provadia-Solnitsata, Bulgaria

Bibliographic Data

ID3565458
AuthorsMila Andonova (0000-0003-4035-7517, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, corresponding author), Vassil Nikolov (0000-0001-6944-8709, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)
Year2022
Volume96
Issue385
Pages51-66
Publication date2022-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744
PublisherAntiquity Publications (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15184/aqy.2021.145
OpenAlexW3202326302
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

Evidence for both basket weaving and salt production is often elusive in the prehistoric archaeological record. An assemblage of Middle-Late Chalcolithic pottery from Provadia-Solnitsata in Bulgaria provides insight into these two different technologies and the relationship between them. The authors analyse sherds from vessels used in large-scale salt production, the bases of which bear the impression of woven mats. This analysis reveals the possible raw materials used in mat weaving at Provadia-Solnitsata and allows interpretation of the role of these mats in salt production at the site. The results illustrate how it is possible to see the 'invisible' material culture of prehistoric south-eastern Europe and its importance for production and consumption

Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology) · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · Geography · Pottery · Prehistory · Weaving · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Engineering · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year0,5
Citation span2022 - 2024 (3)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1
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