TY - JOUR

T1 - Composition of white paste inlay on the pottery from sites of the 10th–8th centuries bce in the northern Pontic region

AU - Kulkova, M.

AU - Kashuba, M.

AU - Gavrylyuk, N.

AU - Kulkov, A.

AU - Kaiser, E.

AU - Vetrova, M.

AU - Zanoci, A.

AU - Platonova, N.

AU - Hellstrom, K.

AU - Winger, K.

N1 - Funding Information: Investigations were provided by grants from the Volkswagen Foundation (project number 90 216: Frühe Reiternomaden und ihre Gefäße. Keramikanalysen für die Rekonstruktion sozioökonomischer Verhältnisse bei mobilen Populationen nördlich des Schwarzen Meeres zwischen 1100 und 600 v. Chr.); and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) (project number 18‐09‐40063). For research, the equipment of St Petersburg State University Research Park was used.

PY - 2020/10/1

Y1 - 2020/10/1

N2 - For the first time, the mineralogical–geochemical compositions of the white paste inlay found on vessels from sites (10th–8th centuries bce) in the northern Pontic region are investigated. Samples of the white paste on vessels from settlements, burials of sedentary groups and graves of early nomads were analysed by means of scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) methods. Between the 10th and eighth centuries bce, various innovations occurred in the working area. Iron processing technology and the manufacture of iron products also appeared. Other innovations were changes in the manufacturing technology of ceramics. A high-quality, polished/burnished surface and ornaments with white paste inlay are characteristic of this pottery. When collating white paste mixtures of different European sites, similarities in the preparation of white paste recipes for vessels from the Balkan and northern Pontic regions are evident. During the Early Iron Age, further changes in the manufacture of the white paste were discovered in the northern Pontic region, namely the application of high-temperature firing to obtain more resistant synthesized material such as calcium alumosilicates and silicates (wollastonite). The development of iron metallurgy in this period could provide a basis for the elaboration of new techniques in ceramic manufacture.

AB - For the first time, the mineralogical–geochemical compositions of the white paste inlay found on vessels from sites (10th–8th centuries bce) in the northern Pontic region are investigated. Samples of the white paste on vessels from settlements, burials of sedentary groups and graves of early nomads were analysed by means of scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) methods. Between the 10th and eighth centuries bce, various innovations occurred in the working area. Iron processing technology and the manufacture of iron products also appeared. Other innovations were changes in the manufacturing technology of ceramics. A high-quality, polished/burnished surface and ornaments with white paste inlay are characteristic of this pottery. When collating white paste mixtures of different European sites, similarities in the preparation of white paste recipes for vessels from the Balkan and northern Pontic regions are evident. During the Early Iron Age, further changes in the manufacture of the white paste were discovered in the northern Pontic region, namely the application of high-temperature firing to obtain more resistant synthesized material such as calcium alumosilicates and silicates (wollastonite). The development of iron metallurgy in this period could provide a basis for the elaboration of new techniques in ceramic manufacture.

KW - Early Iron Age

KW - SEM-EDX

KW - XRD of white paste

KW - black burnished pottery

KW - early nomadic people

KW - northern Pontic region

KW - white paste inlay composition

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087300579&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/arcm.12567

DO - 10.1111/arcm.12567

M3 - Article

VL - 62

SP - 917

EP - 934

JO - Archaeometry

JF - Archaeometry

SN - 0003-813X

IS - 5

ER -