Abstract
Chemical compositional analysis using WD-XRF and qualitative petrographic analysis of pottery from the Dantu site in eastern Shandong Province, China, show that from the late Dawenkou (4100 – 2600 BCE) to the late Longshan periods (2600 – 1900 BCE) most pottery was produced using local raw materials. At the same time, small numbers of talc-tempered wares and white wares were circulated into Dantu from the surrounding region. Despite significant changes in pottery forms and surface treatments between the Dawenkou and Longshan periods, there is clear continuity in paste recipes, likely pointing to continuity in production knowledge and choices over hundreds of years.
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