Tell-tale fragments: The pottery use of a 6000-year-old community at Bükkábrány

Abstract

A settlement of the Middle Copper Age Hunyadihalom culture (3900–3700 BC) was unearthed in the vicinity of Bükkábrány during excavations led by András Kalli and Eszter K. Tutkovics between 2012 and 2014. The statistical analysis of the pottery material indicates that the community used a diverse set of vessels, with pieces carefully crafted to meet certain requirements connected to their intended functions. The investigation suggests that, although the storage of goods and food preparation likely occurred in smaller quantities, thus involving smaller groups of people, the joint consumption of the prepared meals held a significant role.