The introduction of Corded Ware Culture at a local level: An exploratory study of cultural change during the Late Neolithic of the Dutch West Coast through ceramic technology
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.101873
Abstract: Abstract The introduction of the Corded Ware Culture (3000–2500 BCE) is considered a formative event in Europe's past. Ancient DNA analyses demonstrate that migrations played a crucial role in this event. However, these analyses approach the… read more here.
Keywords: ceramic technology; ware culture; corded ware; introduction corded ... See more keywords
Bayesian analyses of radiocarbon dates suggest multiple origins of ceramic technology in Early Holocene Africa
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63887-0
Abstract: Ceramic technology emerged and spread in Saharan Africa between the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 10th millennium cal BP during the so-called African Humid Period. This innovation is linked to hunter-gatherer-fisher… read more here.
Keywords: technology; technology early; ceramic technology; holocene africa ... See more keywords
A performance-based evaluation of chemically similar (carbonate) tempers from Late Prehistoric (AD 1200-1700) Ohio: Implications for human selection and production of ceramic technology
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194992
Abstract: Purpose This study was designed to assess the mechanical properties of two calcium carbonate tempers, limestone and burnt shell. These tempers have been previously compared, in separate studies, to silicate-based grit or sand temper and,… read more here.
Keywords: carbonate tempers; human selection; ceramic technology; performance ... See more keywords