Let’s start from (a) scratch : new ways of looking at vessels’ function
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starożytna Grecja, ceramika starożytnej Grecjii, mykeńska kulturaAbstract
The article discusses various types of use-wear that can be observed on Mycenaean tableware. It is demonstrated that careful analysis and interpretation of such traces can provide new insights into the vessels' function. Material presented here derives from two sites, Lefkandi and Tsoungiza, and provides evidence for at least three types of abrasion on vessels' surfaces. These surface marks are illustrated throughout with numerous photographs. The most visible type of use-wear, which is attested on a variety of forms, consists of heavy abrasion of exterior rim and protruding part of lower body. This wear pattern is associated with scooping action from coarse containers, like cooking pots, pithoi, or vats
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Hruby, J. A., 2006, Feasting and ceramic s: a view from the palace of Nestor at Pylos. PhD thesis, Cincinnati, 103-107
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Lis, B., 2008, Handmade and burnished pottery in the Eastern Mediterranean at the end of the Bronze Ag e: towards an explanation for its diversity and geographical distribution. In: Ch. Bachhuber, R. G. Roberts (eds), Forces of transformation : the end of the Bronze Age in the Mediterranean: proceedings of an international symposium held at St. John 's College, University of Oxford, 25 - 26th March 2006. Oxford, 152-163
Lis, B, 2007, A revolution in the study of late Mycenaean pottery? : a review article of Ch. Podzuweit 'Studien zur spätmykenischen Keramik'. Archeologia 58, 174
Lis, B., 2012, The late bronze age cooking pots from mitrou and their change in the light of socio-economic transformations. Unpubl. PhD thesis, Warsaw
Mountjoy, P. A., 1999, Regional Mycenaean decorated pottery. Rahden, tab. 2
Podzuweit, Ch., 2007, Studien zur spätmykenischen Keramik. Tiryns : Forschungen und Berichte ;14, Wiesbaden
Popham, M., Milburn, E., 1972, The late Helladic IIIC pottery of Xeropolis (Lefkandi) : a summary. The Annual of British School of Athens 66, 347
Schiffer, M. B., Skibo, J. M., 1989, A provisional theory of ceramic abrasion. American Anthropologist 91, 101-115
Skibo, J. M., 1992, Pottery function : a use-alteration perspective. New York-London
Skibo, J. M., Schiffer, M. B., 1987, The effects of water on processes of ceramic abrasion. Journal of Roman Studies 14, 83-96
Stockhammer, P. W., 2008, Kontinuität und Wandel : die Keramik der Nachpalastzeit aus der Unterstadt von Tiryns. Heidelberg, 182
Thomas, P. M., 2011, A deposit of late Helladic IIIA2 pottery from Tsoungiza. Hesperia 80, 171-228
Tournavitou, I., 1992, Practical use and social function : a neglected aspect of Mycenaean pottery. The Annual of British School of Athens 87, 181-210
Tzedakis, Y., Martlew, H., 1999, Minoans and Mycenaeans :flavours of their time. Athens
Urem-Kotsou, D., Kotsakis, K., Stern, B., 2002, Defining function in Neolithic ceramics : the example of Makriyalos, Greece. Documenta Praehistorica 29, 109-118
Vitale, S, 2008, Ritual drinking and eating at LH IIIA2 early Mitrou, East Lokris : evidence for Mycenaean feasting activities. In: L. Hitchcock, R. Laffineur, J. L. Crowley (eds), DAIS : The Aegean feast. Aegaeum 29, Liege
Yasur-Landau, A., 2006, The last glendi in Halasmenos : Social aspectsof cooking in a dark age Cretan village. Aegean Archaeology 7, 49-66
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Lis, B. (2010). Let’s start from (a) scratch : new ways of looking at vessels’ function. Archeologia, 61, 7–14. Retrieved from https://journals.iaepan.pl/arch/article/view/513
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