From pots to potters: reconstructing group and individual variability in pottery production. A case study of the LBK site Cząstków Polski XII, Comm. Czosnów

Joanna Pyzel; Louise Gomart

doi:10.23858/SA/75.2023.2.3222

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Vol. 75 No. 2 (2023)

From pots to potters: reconstructing group and individual variability in pottery production. A case study of the LBK site Cząstków Polski XII, Comm. Czosnów

Joanna Pyzel , Louise Gomart

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This article presents the results of the analysis of the manufacturing macrotraces on the LBK pottery from Cząstków Polski, Site XII, Czosnów commune. It is a small, highly fragmented, and eroded assemblage and the usefulness of such material for the study of pottery production was tested. Different lines of evidence could be combined and led to the recognition of various vessel forming methods and to the reconstruction of distinct chaînes opératoires and even individual traits within them, indicating the occupation of the site by one community of practice with multiple manufacturers. Pottery production at Cząstków Polski followed general LBK
potting standards but also shows some peculiarities indicating some degree of idiosyncrasy within this community of practice.

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pottery production, pottery technology, vessel forming techniques, chaîne opératoire, LBK

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Pyzel, J., & Gomart, L. (2023). From pots to potters: reconstructing group and individual variability in pottery production. A case study of the LBK site Cząstków Polski XII, Comm. Czosnów. Sprawozdania Archeologiczne, 75(2), 115–135. https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/75.2023.2.3222

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