Textile impressions on Trypillia culture pottery from Ogród and Verteba Cave sites in Bilcze Złote

Weronika Skrzyniecka

doi:10.23858/SA/72.2020.2.1847

Published: 2020-12-16

Vol. 72 No. 2 (2020)

Textile impressions on Trypillia culture pottery from Ogród and Verteba Cave sites in Bilcze Złote

Weronika Skrzyniecka

Sprawozdania Archeologiczne

Section: Field Survey and Materials

https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/72.2020.2.1847

Abstract

Due to the limited number of materials associated with textile production from the Neolithic and Eneolithic, especially in regard to Eastern Europe, its indirect remains present an important and valuable source of information. One of the materials that testifies to textile production is pottery with textile impressions. The aim of this article is to present and discuss the results of microscopic analyses of textile impressions, identified on selected sherds of ceramic vessels from the Trypillia culture sites in Bilcze Złote, Ukraine. During the research, three basic categories of textile-related products were identified: pottery with intentional cord imprints, impressions of various types of non-woven textiles, as well as woven fabrics of varying thickness and density. This article also highlights the issue of using textiles in the technological process of pottery manufacturing. Microscopic analysis of textile impressions opens up new research possibilities in the recognition and reconstruction of the weaves and twists of particular types of fibres, and provides a solid foundation for comparative studies.

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textile impressions, Trypillia culture, textile production, weaving

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