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The Early Neolithic at the Muge Shellmiddens (Portugal): Analysis and Review of the Ceramic Evidence from Cabeço da Amoreira

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Ruth Taylor
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Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, University of Seville, Spain
Daniel García-Rivero
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Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, University of Seville, Spain
Célia Gonçalves
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Interdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and the Evolution of Human Behaviour, University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal
João Cascalheira
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Interdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and the Evolution of Human Behaviour, University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Nuno Bicho
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Interdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and the Evolution of Human Behaviour, University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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Abstract

This article, on the Early Neolithic pottery from the Cabeço da Amoreira shellmidden in the Muge region of central Portugal, presents a detailed review of the evidence to date and a systematic analysis of the decorative and mineralogical characteristics of the stratified and radiocarbon-dated ceramic assemblage. A homogenous pottery manufacturing tradition seems to be present right from the beginning, including both local and non-local ceramics. The authors formulate a working hypothesis on the geographic origin of the exogenous pottery, which contributes to the discussion of the dynamics of mobility and social networks in the Neolithization of south-western Europe.

Les auteurs de cet article présentent une mise au point détaillée des données connues à ce jour et une analyse des aspects décoratifs et minéralogiques d'un ensemble de céramique stratifié et daté par radiocarbone appartenant au Néolithique ancien et provenant de l'amas coquillier de Cabeço da Amoreira dans la region de Muge (Portugal central). Une tradition homogène de production céramique s'est apparemment établie dès le début, représentée par des productions locales et exogènes. Ces dernières permettent aux auteurs de formuler une hypothèse de travail concernant leur origine et de contribuer aux discussions sur les dynamiques de la mobilité et réseaux sociaux au cours de la Néolithisation de l'Europe du sud-ouest. Translation by Madeleine Hummler

Dieser Artikel betrifft die frühneolithische Keramik aus dem Muschelhaufen von Cabeço da Amoreira in der Gegend von Muge in zentral Portugal. Die Autoren liefern eine detaillierte Übersicht der bisher bekannten Angaben und eine Untersuchung der Ziertechniken und mineralogischen Elemente, welche in einer stratifizierten und 14C-datierten Sammlung von Keramik aus dieser Fundstelle vorkommen. Eine einheitliche Herstellungstradition ist scheinbar von Anfang an vorhanden, und durch lokale sowie fremde Keramik vertreten. Dies führt zu einer Arbeitshypothese über die geografische Herkunft der fremden Keramik, und zu einer Diskussion der Dynamik der Mobilität und sozialen Netzwerke in der Neolithisierung von Südwesteuropa. Translation by Madeleine Hummler

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pottery analysisceramic petrographyNeolithizationshellmiddenswestern Europeanalyse de céramiquesanalyse pétrographique de céramiquesNéolithisationamas coquilliersEurope occidentaleKeramikanalyseAnalyse der Petrographie von KeramikNeolithisierungMuschelhaufenWesteuropa
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European Journal of Archaeology , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , May 2021 , pp. 156 - 179
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