ANALYSIS AND STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATIONS ON NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY FROM ZĂUAN “DÂMBUL SPÂNZURAȚILOR” ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

In this study, archaeometric investigations of ancient pottery were conducted, a topic that has gained importance in recent decades. In this regard, a batch of ten painted ceramic samples from two types of features discovered at Zăuan - Dâmbul Spânzuraţilor: domestic and funerary in order to be analysed and to provide scientifically proven information given by archaeometric methods for the identification of materials and production techniques, the origin and provenance, involving the characterization and location of natural sources of raw materials used in different types of archaeological ceramic pieces, clay sources, firing temperatures, and decorative motifs