Pottery Firing Structures in the Early Mediterranean
Micromorphological Evidence and Archaeological Data from Middle Neolithic Kouphovouno (Southern Greece)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7174816 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christèle Ballut (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, corresponding author), Josette Renard (Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité), William G Cavanagh, Raphaël Orgeolet (0000-0001-9032-4495, Centre Camille Jullian) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 98-119 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/eaa.2016.4 |
| OpenAlex | W2582437269 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
Excavations at Kouphovouno (Laconia, Greece) have revealed burnt deposits associated with firing structures. The ‘millefeuille’ (vanilla slice) observed was composed of alternating layers of burnt red aggregates and white carbonate. Their description, micromorphological study, and contrast with a more standard structure of the Middle Neolithic allow us to interpret the layers as belonging to a structure for firing pottery: a covered clamp. This study has clarified its method of construction, operation, and use within a domestic context. After heating and cooking, the production of pottery and lime was one of the pyrotechnological activities most consumptive of energy among Neolithic communities, yet direct evidence for firing installations has been elusive. A new approach to the problem of locating pottery firing sites is presented here. The firing of pottery seems the most likely use for this type of structure, though the production of lime is also discussed
Ancient history · Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Lime · Mediterranean climate · Pottery · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology
Pots and Potters
The Early Neolithic in Greece
Radiocarbon dating of charcoal and bone collagen associated with early pottery at Yuchanyan Cave, Hunan Province, China
Soils and Micromorphology in Archaeology
Handbook for Soil Thin Section Description
Traditional Pottery Making in the Sardis Region of Western Turkey
Traditional Pottery Making in the Sardis Region of Western Turkey
Indications of the presence of Middle Neolithic pottery kilns at Magoula Imvrou Pigadi, SW Thessaly, Greece
Identification of lime plaster in prehistory using petrographic methods
Stratégies de prélèvement et de mise en œuvre de la « terre à bâtir » des structures de combustion néolithiques du site de Dikili Tash (Grèce) à partir d’une étude micromorphologique
A technological study of Hassuna culture ceramics (Yarim Tepe I settlement)
The Use of Ethnoarchaeology for the Archaeological Study of Ceramic Production
Early pyrotechnology in the Near East
Bonfire II
Domestic and wild ungulate dietary traits at Kouphovouno (Sparta, Greece)
Late Neolithic household activities in marginal areas
Bonfire of the enquiries. Pottery firing temperatures in archaeology
Étude de la sédimentation anthropique. La stratégie des ethnofaciès sédimentaires en milieu de constructions en terre
The Beginnings of Pyrotechnology
The Beginnings of Pyrotechnology, Part II
The Beginnings of Pyrotechnology, Part II
The Middle–late Neolithic Transition at Kouphovouno
Sparta before Sparta’
Neolithic Lime Plastered Floors in Drakaina Cave, Kephalonia Island, Western Greece
Excavations at Kouphovouno, Laconia
Dining in the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Corinth
Early pottery kilns in the Middle East
Floor sequences in Neolithic Makri, Greece
The emergence of pottery in Africa during the tenth millennium cal BC
Ceramic Ethnoarchaeology
The Organization of Refuse Disposal and Ceramic Production within Contemporary Mexican Houselots
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |