Published: 2025-10-30

Vessels with undercut rim from the Middle Odra Basin. The problem of chronology and the relationship to the genesis of Feldberg-type pottery

Bartłomiej Gruszka
Przegląd Archeologiczny
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/PA73.2025.3823

Abstract

In the area of the Middle Odra  basin in the 7th and 8th centuries, among the ceramic finds characteristic of the older phases of the early Middle Ages (Sukow-type pottery) there are fragments that are elements of vessels with an undercut rim. This specific type of vessels was first pointed out almost 30 years ago by Edward Dąbrowski. Nowadays it is possible to distinguish two groups of these vessels: the first group includes specimens made without the use of the potter's wheel, the undercut is not exact and the edges belong to simple forms. The second group consists specimens made with the potter's wheel with clearly marked undercuts and strongly developed edges. The common feature is the lack of decoration and the forms, which correspond to types C1, C2 and C3 according to the local typology. In addition, vessels classified in the first group are mainly found in the 7th century, while those in the second group are found in the 8th and disappear in the early 9th century. This paper characterises the fragments of vessels with an undercut rim both in terms of territorial distribution and chronology, as well as possible relationships with Feldberg-type pottery.  

Keywords:

Early Middle Ages, Middle Odra Basin, early medieval pottery, Feldberg-type pottery, Sukow-type pottery, vessels with undercut rims

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Gruszka, B. (2025). Vessels with undercut rim from the Middle Odra Basin. The problem of chronology and the relationship to the genesis of Feldberg-type pottery. Przegląd Archeologiczny, 73, 105–143. https://doi.org/10.23858/PA73.2025.3823

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