Early Middle Ages pottery with admixture of calcium carbonate in ceramic mass (examples from hillforts in the Nida Basin)
Anna Tyniec
Among vessels used in the Early Middle Ages area of western Lesser Poland, special attention should be paid to specimens made ceramic mass with leaning admixture composed minerals containing calcium carbonate. Such are usually determined as Cracow “white” pottery. It seems that centre production pottery carbonate was situated Poland region. A particular place this group has Nida Basin hillforts Stradów. There is matter if could have been some kind a tribal emblem. it could. The product so sensitive changes, impermanent and challenging - for more than 200 years -was dominating among Poland. attachment tradition from material requiring at each stage (mainly firing) testifies creating maintaining specific style consciousness its integrating meaning inside group. From outside proves affiliation producing masses may mentioned written sources Vistulans.
Sprawozdania Archeologiczne