Main Characteristics and Development of Graphite Ornamentation during the Late Chalcolithic in Thrace
Viktoria Petrova Studia Praehistorica 14 (2011): 311-332.
Abstract
The study of graphite ornamentation as one of the characteristic features of the material culture in the Balkans during the Copper Age has two major aspects. One concerns the technology of production and the distribution of graphite as a raw material which is relatively rarely discussed in the archaeological literature. The other aspect is the analysis of the ornamental compositions and their components paying attention to the distribution of the main characteristics of the graphite ornamentation that are typical for certain area and period. Although this problem has been discussed to some extent in the studies of the Chalcolithic ceramic assemblages, concrete and profound analyses of the development of the graphite ornamental compositions in different regions and settlements in the Copper Age are still rare.