Grooved Ware

Grooved Ware ( grooved or notched goods ) is a Middle Neolithic pottery tradition of Great Britain and Ireland ( there especially in the Boyne Valley ). On Orkney the earliest data will be around 3400 BC, from 3100 are a number of backed up data before. From 2800 BC, the style also in the south of England has been demonstrated. It ends about 2000 BC, has a surprisingly long running time.

The relatively short-lived ( easily breakable ) ceramic is an important tool (called index fossil ) if they are to determine the time position of a find or find space for archaeologists. The may by Thermolumineszenzmethode datable pottery can possibly be divided into different styles of shorter or longer duration. Thus, the development of ceramics ( in material, shape and decoration ) and the age of the different findings may be determined in the ideal case. The Grooved Ware was divided by Ian chin in the four local groups Rinyo (Scotland and Orkney ), Clacton ( Clacton -on-Sea ), Woodlands and Durrington Walls, however, shows widely similarities.

Ceramics

As the only form of a flat-bottomed deep pot is known, the walls may be straight or slightly bulged. There occur two size groups, interpreted vessels with an average diameter of 40 cm, and vessels with an average mouth diameter of 10 cm, from Castleden as cups. The often very dense ornamentation that covers the outside and the inside edge, consists of carved grooves in geometric cordons. Vertical fins, horizontal cordons and wave pattern complement the pattern. Linda Hurcombe assumes that the patterns partially mimic baskets. The vessels often contain conspicuous remains of lard.

Dissemination

Grooved Ware associated with settlements such as Skara Brae, Barnhouse and Capel Eithin ( Anglesey ) and Henges as Durrington Walls and Woodhenge. The precursor of the Grooved Ware in Scotland is the Unstan goods. At the same time in the south of Britain spread the Peterborough goods. 14C data indicate that the Grooved Ware in Scotland, perhaps originated in the Orkney itself.

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