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Neolithic pottery and obsidian on Yali, Nisyros<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
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The volcanic islet of Gyali constitutes a palimpsest of cultures thanks to its successive occupation during prehistory, already from the Final Neolithic period (4th millennium BC), through antiquity and into more recent times. Numerous fragments of Neolithic vessels are scattered across the entire surface of the island, and not only at locations where structures have been identified.<\/p>\n

The abundance of the island\u2019s available natural resources would have been what attracted Neolithic populations, who had also identified the presence of local obsidian sources\u2014a type of stone from which they manufactured tools. The obsidian from Gyali, in comparison with the more widely used obsidian of the period from Melos, had very limited use in the Aegean and Crete during both the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age. This was due to its quality: it is more brittle, contains grains of volcanic ash, is translucent, and cannot be knapped and worked with the same ease. Nevertheless, Neolithic craftspeople on Gyali did manufacture certain tools from this material.<\/p>\n

A preliminary examination and analysis of Neolithic pottery from Gyali showed that local obsidian is also present within the clay, which initially confirms the existence of local ceramic production. It also showed that the obsidian inclusions were deliberately added to the clay and not used in all vessels. Therefore, there was some specific intention\u2014possibly related to the durability of the containers\u2014that justifies this practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Analyses in collaboration with the Fitch Laboratory of the British School at Athens and the Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration<\/span><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”300″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”s2-project-read-more”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_separator][vc_column_text]2002, S. Katsarou, A. Sampson, E. Dimou, Obsidian as temper in Yali, Greece, Neolithic pottery.<\/a> In: V. Kilikoglou, A. Hein, Y. Maniatis (eds.), Modern Trends in Scientific Studies on Ancient Ceramics. Papers presented at the 5th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics (Athens, 18-20 October 1999)<\/em>, pp. 111-120. Oxford. BAR International Series 1011.<\/p>\n

1999,\u00a0S. Katsarou, A. Sampson, E. Dimou, Obsidian as temper in Yali, Greece, Neolithic pottery,<\/a> EMAC 1999-5th European Meeting on the Ancient Ceramics, Athens, Demokritos Centre of Nuclear Research, 18-20 October 1999 (Organizer: Laboratory of Archaeometry, Demokritos Centre of Nuclear Research).<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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