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Indigenous pottery in Dalmatia during the last millenium BC

In this paper an attempt is made to define and clarify some issues on the indigenous pottery present in the area of Dalmatia during the last millennium BC. The area of Dalmatia covers large part of the eastern Adriatic coast, from the mountain Velebit on the north down to the Boka Kotorska bay in the south. Indigenous pottery fragments make by far the largest portion of all the finds from the Iron Age settlement excavations in the area, but no elaborate attempts have been made so far in studying this class of archaeological finds. A definition of this class of pottery is made according to its production technology. Study of decorations on pottery brought out new evidence on dating of the initial phases of settlements in Northern Dalmatia. Study of pottery shapes pointed to close correlations with the neighbouring areas. Analysis of pottery as a part of burial customs identified funeral elements that were indigenous, as opposed to the others that have been adopted along with the pottery vessels.

indigenous pottery ; Dalmatia ; decoration ; urn ; grave offering ; Iron Age ; Late Bronze Age

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