New Ams Dates Of The Neolithic And Bronze Age Ceramics In Estonia: Preliminary Results And Interpretations
New Ams Dates Of The Neolithic And Bronze Age Ceramics In Estonia: Preliminary Results And Interpretations

Summary/Abstract: The AMS dates of the carbonized organics on eight Neolithic and Bronze Age potsherds found in Estonia are presented and interpreted considering the previous dates of textile-impressed pottery, ceramic typology and textile history. New dates confirmed the earlier supposition that making textile impressions on clay vessels (of the Late Combed Ware and Early Textile Ceramics) started already at the end of the Neolithic, yet the new results dated the appearance of the phenomenon to c. 2700 cal BC, which is approximately 1000 years earlier than hitherto assumed. By the beginning of the Late Bronze Age around 1100 cal BC, the ceramics, often termed Textile Ceramics, had formed on the present-day territory of Estonia. The textile impressions on the surfaces of the vessels have been made using fabric woven in different techniques. The sherds analysed bear the impressions of textiles made in tabby and repp weave, the latter indicating the use of the loom for weaving the fabric. The impression observable on one of the potsherds presumably originates from fabric produced in needle-netting technique.

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