The Argaric Pottery from Burial at Peñalosa (Jaén, Spain)

Abstract

The interpretation of the manufacture and function of Argaric burial potteries has not been subject to a global and systematic study. As such, this paper has reconstructed the sequence of ceramic production of burial potteries of Peñalosa using analytical techniques (stereomicroscopy, Xray diffraction and optical petrography). Ceramic ware technological features, as well as other indicators of use and repair, indicate that the pottery was used prior to the burial either in domestic contexts or during funerary rituals. This finding contrasts with data obtained at other Argaric sites, where technological and formal features point to pottery production specifically intended for burials. IZVLE∞EK – Razlaga izdelave in namembnosti lon≠enine v argarskih pokopih ∏e ni bila predmet celovite in sistemati≠ne ∏tudije. V ≠lanku predstavljamo rekonstrukcijo sekvence kerami≠ne proizvodnje lon≠enine iz grobov na najdi∏≠u Peñalosa, in sicer z razli≠nimi analitskimi tehnikami (stereomikroskopija, rentgenska difrakcija in opti≠na petrografija). Tehnolo∏ke zna≠ilnosti kerami≠nih posod, pa tudi drugi kazalniki njene uporabe in popravil, ka∫ejo, da je bila lon≠enina pred pokopom uporabljena bodisi v gospodinjskih kontekstih bodisi med pogrebnimi rituali. Ti rezultati so v nasprotju s podatki, ki so znani na drugih argarskih najdi∏≠ih, kjer tehnologija in oblika posod ka∫ejo na lon≠arsko proizvodnjo, posebej namenjeno pokopom.