Η κεραμική από τη φάση των οικημάτων με τα λίθινα θεμέλια στον προϊστορικό οικισμό του Αρχοντικού Γιαννιτσών
Part of : Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στη Μακεδονία και στη Θράκη ; Vol.20, No.1, 2006, pages 685-702
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Pottery from the stone foundation buildings phase at the prehistoric site of Archontiko Giannitson
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The prehistoric site of Arhontiko lies NW of ancient Pella. The site was inhabited from the Neolithic to the late Bronze Age. The pottery discussed in this paper comes from the one-roomed square building (trenches Ρ, Σ, T, Z) that belongs to the Phase A, the latest BA habitation phase in the settlement. This building with its stone foundation proved to be the best preserved building of this phase revealed so far. The study of pottery aims at creating typology in order to date the ceramic assemblage and the building itself.The number of sherds found in the building amounts to 9660, of which only the diagnostic ones (1497/15%) were studied in detail. These include rims, handles, lugs, bases, spouts, sherds from braziers and decorated sherds. Typology was formed according to ‘item clustering’ approach. The study of pottery recognized various types of bowls, deep open-shaped vessels (λεκανίδες), cups, goblets, amphoras, smaller close-shaped vessels (αμφορίσκοι), jugs, various types of jars among which storage jars, braziers and baking pans. Open-shaped vessels (i.e. bowls, λεκανίδες, cups, goblets) are mainly undecorated and have well-treated surfaces, which suggest their use as tableware. Only small number of open-shaped vessels bears incised or matt-painted decoration. The majority of amphoras is also undecorated and has well-treated surfaces. Their size indicates their use for storing and carrying liquids. The smaller closed vessels (αμφορίσκοι) are distinguished from other vessels by their standardized morphological and technological characteristics, as well as by their incised decoration fdled with white paste. It’s the only type of vessel in the whole assemblage which has as a rule incised decoration. The braziers, the baking pans and some jars have traces (e.g. sooting clouds) which indicate their use over fire. They were most probably used for cooking. These vessels have thick walls, coarse fabric and corded decoration just bellow the rim.The pottery from the building is characterised by small amount of jugs and matt-painted pottery and by carefully executed geometric incised motifs filled with white paste. Remarkable is also the complete absence of mycenaean pottery. These characteristics have also been observed on pottery from early LBA phase of other sites in central Macedonia, dated to 15th century BC (e.g. Kastanas, Axiochori, Perivolaki, Kalindria, Limnotopos, and Toumba Thessalonikis). Since no sherds are found that could be ascribed to any other phase of the Bronze Age, the whole assemblage from the building could be considered chronologically homogenous. Consequently, the pottery and the building are dated to the early LBA (i.e. 15th century BC).
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προϊστορία , Γιαννιτσά
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