Beyond house size: exploring social complexity through vessel use in early farming communities at LBK site in Těšetice–Kyjovice (Czech Republic)
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| Rok publikování | 2025 |
| Druh | Další prezentace na konferencích |
| Fakulta / Pracoviště MU | |
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| Popis | Organic residue analysis of pottery vessels serves as a powerful archaeological tool, offering unique insights into past human activities, including economic patterns, culinary traditions, and social interactions. This analytical approach proves particularly valuable in studying the Neolithisation process when communities transitioned to farming lifestyles. While broad regional narratives dominate current research, detailed site-specific studies remain underrepresented, despite their potential to reveal nuanced patterns of early agricultural societies. This study examines vessel utilization and cooking practices at the LBK settlement of Těšetice-Kyjovice (Czech Republic, 5300-5000 BCE) through an integrated approach combining lipid residue analysis of pottery with zooarchaeological data. The research addresses three central questions: 1. What patterns of food processing and cooking practices can be identified at the site? 2. How do household-level differences manifest in vessel use and food preparation techniques? 3. To what extent do the organic residue data correlate with the zooarchaeological evidence? The methodology involved analysing 73 pottery samples collected from four houses of varying dimensions (small, medium, and large). The sampling strategy prioritised rim fragments from vessels associated with food preparation and consumption. Lipid extraction and subsequent analysis involved GC-FID, GC-MS and GC-C-IRMS techniques, with results compared against the faunal assemblage. This integrated analytical approach aims to enhance our understanding of household dynamics within Neolithic communities. |
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