The Boian - Spanţov pottery from two pits at Nanov-‘Vistireasa 3’ (Teleorman County, Romania)
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Summary/Abstract: During the summer of 2012 rescue excavations were conducted on the route of the bypass road around the city of Alexandria, Teleorman county. One of the researched sites, denoted as Nanov – ‘Vistireasa 3’, contained features dated in several epochs, including some from the Eneolithic period (Boian and Gumelniţa cultures). The aim of this paper is to present the results of an analysis performed on two complete assemblages of Boian-Spanţov pottery from this site, discovered in two large pits (denoted as Cpl. 50 and Cpl. 51). A first aim was to study the fragmentation of sherds which produced interesting results regarding the formation processes of the archaeological context. The main part of the study is represented by our technological approach, where paste types, tempers used, building methods, constructed shapes, decoration types, and firing conditions are presented both qualitatively and quantitatively. Final interpretations are based on the obtained results and on comparisons with other similar studies.

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