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Title: Leaf impression of burdock on Neolithic pottery from Zagaje Smrokowskie (Miechów Upland, Poland)

Creator:

Sobkowiak-Tabaka, Iwona ; Worobiec, Grzegorz

Date issued/created:

2025

Resource type:

Text

Subtitle:

Archaeological Reports ; Archäologische Berichte

Publisher:

Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Kraków

Description:

ill. ; 25 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

This study examines Neolithic pottery from Zagaje Smrokowskie, site 10, which features a burdock leaf imprint on one of the vessel bottoms. Burdock has been present in human settlements across vast areas of Eurasia, as evidenced by numerous findings of its macroremians. However, this is the first finding of a burdock leaf imprint on Neolithic pottery in Poland. The identification of leaf imprints on pottery enhances our understanding of pottery production techniques and provides valuable insight into the local flora.

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Relation:

Sprawozdania Archeologiczne

Volume:

77

Issue:

2

Start page:

217

End page:

231

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/octet-stream

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:262720 ; 0081-3834 ; doi:10.23858/SA/77.2025.2.3962

Source:

IAiE PAN, call no. P 244 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P 245 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P 243 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

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