Abstract The spread of the Bell Beaker phenomenon across Europe is still strongly debated today. Small-scale technological studies investigating its integration in local contexts remain rare, even though these are crucial to observing disruptions traditions. In this article, we studied ceramic technology Final Neolithic, period, and Early Bronze Age settlements Upper Rhône valley Switzerland (3...

Abstract This review article examines seventy years of research and methodological approaches to the analysis Mesolithic Neolithic pottery in Sudan. It begins with studies done by A. J. Arkell at end 1940s, leading definition Khartoum ceramic traditions. The then discusses application concepts ware, fabric, decorative technique, chaîne opératoire use new classification tools archaeometric metho...

Abstract The Neolithic sites of the Cyclops Cave and Agios Petros provide insights into a once flourishing culture that inhabited ‘Deserted Islands’ northern Sporades in Greek north Aegean. Building on scientific analysis ceramics from seasonally Cave, present study examines detail 39 sherds permanently settled site adjacent island Kyra Panagia, using combination thin section petrography, geoch...

The original version of the book was inadvertently published with following corrections, which have now been updated. [1]. Book sub title inserted as “With a Foreword by Dr. William W. Fitzhugh”. [2]. information in Back Cover Text. [3]. Chapter “Tracking Adoption Early Pottery Traditions into Maritime Northeast Asia: Emerging Insights and New Questions” co-authors names are corrected below: Fr...

During the past few years, many publications about computer applications in the field of drawing, classification and analysis of archaeological pottery have been presented at various congresses by various researchers. This paper will review and analyze the most relevant works published so far. It focuses on computer applications oriented towards the graphical visualization and analysis of data ...

Using the example of pottery imported into the Channel ports of southern England, an approach to examining the role of pottery in the emergence and mediation of coastal communities is proposed here. Building on recent scholarship, it is argued that it is no longer tenable to see pottery as a carrier of identity, or as part of a ‘cultural package’, with meaning emerging with identity as people i...

Geophagia (the pica of pottery, clay, earth, or dirt) is practiced before and during pregnancy in several countries, including Mexico, Turkey, Australia, and some African countries, and has been linked with cultural fertility beliefs and the satisfaction of cravings. Unfortunately, consumption of contaminated pottery can represent a source of lead exposure. Concerns regarding ingested pottery a...

Virtual Pottery is an interactive audiovisual piece that uses hand gesture to create 3D pottery objects and sound shape. Using the OptiTrack motion capture (Rigid Body) system at TransLab in UCSB, performers can take a glove with attached trackers, move the hand in x, y, and z axis and create their own sound pieces. Performers can also manipulate their pottery pieces in real time and change arr...