Particular ceramic forms in the central Balkan and northern shores of the Aegean sea in the late bronze age
Апстракт
This paper deals with the appearance and development of particular ceramic
forms that were prevalent on the wider territory from the lower Danube to the
northern shores of the Aegean sea during the middle and Late Bronze Age.
These forms relate to globular beakers, pear shaped vessels with everted rims
with arch shaped handles, cups with handles with plastic applications on
their upper surface, etc. Particular attention is devoted to the phenomenon
of globular beakers of the LBA in the valleys of Varder, Mesta and Struma
rivers. All information collected primarily through analysis of
stylistic-typological characteristics of ceramics of the middle and Late
Bronze Age - that took into account ritual burials, layout of settlements,
trade routes and climactic conditions during that period - points to
population movements from the north to the south already by the LBA, i.e. in
15th century BC. These movements contributed to the creation of particular
c...ultural groups in the LBA in the central Balkans, such as the Brnjica
cultural group. However, these movements cannot be clearly linked to the
so-called Aegean Migration, and for this reason their character and
chronology are subject to debate. Ultimately it can be concluded that beakers
of the Zimnicea -Cherkovna-Plovdiv type appeared in the late Bronze Age in
the Vlasine depression and the Danube valley through the evolution of beaker
forms of cultural groups of earlier periods. Almost contemporaneously, during
LBA, a variant of this ceramic form, richly ornamented (mostly with spirals)
and similar in manner to the cultural group Dubovac-Žuto Brdo-Grla Mare-
Krna, appeared in the LBA culture in northern Greece. Clearly this stylistic
mannerism, with spirals as characteristic elements, spread relatively quickly
through successive migrations in the period of 15th-14th century BC, toward
the south of the Balkan Peninsula, thus covering the wider territory from the
southern tip of the Carpathian mountains down to the northern shores of the
Aegean Sea. Participants in those migrations are in fact representatives of
cultural groups that were created in the northern Balkan Peninsula during the
16th and 15th centuries BC through the breakdown of Vatic culture. As the
result of pressures from the north and north-west they headed south,
contributing to the creation and development of cultural groups on the
territory of the central Balkans. The final destination of the migrations
were the valleys of the Mesta, Struma and Vardar rivers where, starting in
the 15th century BC, a noticeable foreign cultural influence can be felt that
became most pronounced during 14th century BC.
Кључне речи:
Balkansko poluostrvo / kraj srednjeg i pozno bronzano doba / loptasti pehari / brnjičke urne / Dubovac–Žuto brdo–Grla Mare–Krna grupa / paraćinska kulturna grupa / brnjička kulturna grupa / LBA severne EgejeИзвор:
Starinar, 2011, 61, 121-140Издавач:
- Arheološki institut, Beograd
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Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Bulatović, Aleksandar PY - 2011 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/157 AB - This paper deals with the appearance and development of particular ceramic forms that were prevalent on the wider territory from the lower Danube to the northern shores of the Aegean sea during the middle and Late Bronze Age. These forms relate to globular beakers, pear shaped vessels with everted rims with arch shaped handles, cups with handles with plastic applications on their upper surface, etc. Particular attention is devoted to the phenomenon of globular beakers of the LBA in the valleys of Varder, Mesta and Struma rivers. All information collected primarily through analysis of stylistic-typological characteristics of ceramics of the middle and Late Bronze Age - that took into account ritual burials, layout of settlements, trade routes and climactic conditions during that period - points to population movements from the north to the south already by the LBA, i.e. in 15th century BC. These movements contributed to the creation of particular cultural groups in the LBA in the central Balkans, such as the Brnjica cultural group. However, these movements cannot be clearly linked to the so-called Aegean Migration, and for this reason their character and chronology are subject to debate. Ultimately it can be concluded that beakers of the Zimnicea -Cherkovna-Plovdiv type appeared in the late Bronze Age in the Vlasine depression and the Danube valley through the evolution of beaker forms of cultural groups of earlier periods. Almost contemporaneously, during LBA, a variant of this ceramic form, richly ornamented (mostly with spirals) and similar in manner to the cultural group Dubovac-Žuto Brdo-Grla Mare- Krna, appeared in the LBA culture in northern Greece. Clearly this stylistic mannerism, with spirals as characteristic elements, spread relatively quickly through successive migrations in the period of 15th-14th century BC, toward the south of the Balkan Peninsula, thus covering the wider territory from the southern tip of the Carpathian mountains down to the northern shores of the Aegean Sea. Participants in those migrations are in fact representatives of cultural groups that were created in the northern Balkan Peninsula during the 16th and 15th centuries BC through the breakdown of Vatic culture. As the result of pressures from the north and north-west they headed south, contributing to the creation and development of cultural groups on the territory of the central Balkans. The final destination of the migrations were the valleys of the Mesta, Struma and Vardar rivers where, starting in the 15th century BC, a noticeable foreign cultural influence can be felt that became most pronounced during 14th century BC. PB - Arheološki institut, Beograd T2 - Starinar T1 - Particular ceramic forms in the central Balkan and northern shores of the Aegean sea in the late bronze age EP - 140 IS - 61 SP - 121 DO - 10.2298/STA1161121B ER -
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Bulatović, A.. (2011). Particular ceramic forms in the central Balkan and northern shores of the Aegean sea in the late bronze age. in Starinar Arheološki institut, Beograd.(61), 121-140. https://doi.org/10.2298/STA1161121B
Bulatović A. Particular ceramic forms in the central Balkan and northern shores of the Aegean sea in the late bronze age. in Starinar. 2011;(61):121-140. doi:10.2298/STA1161121B .
Bulatović, Aleksandar, "Particular ceramic forms in the central Balkan and northern shores of the Aegean sea in the late bronze age" in Starinar, no. 61 (2011):121-140, https://doi.org/10.2298/STA1161121B . .