Tázlár–Templomhegy késő szarmata település kerámiaanyagának petrográfiai elemzése

Abstract

In this study we present the results of archaeometric analyses on a ceramic assemblage uncovered from the late Sarmatian settlement in Tázlár-Templomhegy, Hungary. A particular feature of the settlement is that it represents the complete range of Sarmatian pottery in terms of vessel types and building techniques such as wheel-thrown grey vessels, wheel-thrown pebbly (Üllő type) vessels, hand-built household wares, and wheelshaped micaceous-pebbly vessels. In this study the archaeological and petrographic analysis of 17 sherds were carried out. The aim of this study is to characterise the fabrics of the examined vessels and attempt to determine the provenance of the tempering material of the wheel-thrown (Üllő type) and the wheel-shaped micaceouspebbly vessels. The results show that the tempering inclusions of the wheel-thrown (Üllő type) vessels correspond with coarse to very coarse grain size and have well-rounded shape and metamorphic texture. These inclusions could have originated from the upper basin of the Danube River or from the Western Carpathians accumulating in the nearby area of the settlement in the form of fluvial sand. The tempering of wheel-shaped micaceous-pebbly ceramics originates from granitoid rocks, which are found on the surface area of the Apuseni Mountains, Romania. The defined rock fragments in the thin sections are most probably Carboniferous Codru granitoids.