Title: Grafitová keramika z doby laténskej. Pramene z regiónov Gemer, Malohont a Novohrad
(Graphite Pottery from the La Tène Period. Sources from Gemer, Malohont and Novohrad Regions) – PDF
Abstract: The paper deals with the graphite pottery from the La Tène period in selected regions in the south of central Slovakia: in Gemer, Malohont and Novohrad. It points out the state of research on graphite pottery, its distribution and typology, as well as the perspective of archaeological research on this type of source. Graphite pottery comes from 31 archaeological sites, mainly from settlements. Most of the ceramic fragments are from prospections, but some of the finds are also from rescue or systematic archaeological excavations. The analysed assemblage is dominated by fragments from graphite situlae with vertically ridged surfaces, which were shaped using a potter’s wheel. Among the decorative elements beneath the neck of the vessels, the motif of the so-called wheat spike or branchlet is represented several times. Gro graphite pottery from the studied regions belongs to the Middle-Late La Tène period, i.e. to the LTC-LTD stages. Further knowledge about this specific category of pottery from the La Tène period will certainly be expanded in the future by mineralogical-petrographical analyses of graphite pottery fragments and generally more emphasis on the research of archaeological sites and on the detailed processing of archaeological material from the La Téne period in the studied regions.
Author: Vladimír MITÁŠ
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17846/SHN.2025.29.2.374-393
Publication order reference: Slovenská akadémia vied, Archeologický ústav, v. v. i., Akademická 2, 949 21 Nitra, Slovak Republic, mail: vladimir.mitas@savba.sk
Source: Studia Historica Nitriensia, year: 2025, vol.: 29, number: 2, pages: 374-393
Key words: South of Central Slovakia; La Téne Period; Graphite Pottery; Distribution and Typology of Graphite Pottery; State and Perspective of Research;
Language: SLOVAK
Funding:
- APVV-20-0044 „Vplyv využívania prírodných zdrojov na spôsob života v dobe bronzovej a v dobe železnej“
- VEGA 2/0017/24 „Dobrý sluha, zlý pán. Archeologické doklady využitia ohňa z praveku až novoveku“