X-Ray computer microtomography (XRay-µCT) as a fast non-invasive technique for compositional studies of burnt prehistorical materials: results and implications from burnt daub at Maidanetske, central Ukraine

Burnt daub has been a research object of prehistorical archaeology for a long time. This study indicates a certain standardisation of daub production, which is to be tested by further analysis. Since the harvest remains used as organic temper are lacking so far in the extensive Trypillian archaeological record, this suggests that Trypillian house building was probably a well-planned communal activity which followed the annual cereal harvest. Additional outcomes of this multidisciplinary daub study include information on daub processing technology and resource use as well as giving some ideas about social interactions between communities.