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The Ursoaia Kiln (north-eastern Romania): a benchmark for Chalcolithic specialised pottery production

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Excavated in 2025 at Ursoaia, north-eastern Romania, a Chalcolithic (fifth–fourth millennia BCE) bicameral kiln sets a new benchmark for prehistoric pyrotechnology. Its large working surface exceeds known Cucuteni–Trypillia and most Eurasian Chalcolithic examples, suggesting an intensification of ceramic production and an early shift towards craft specialisation in south-eastern Europe.

Source: Antiquity

DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2026.10428

Authors: Diana Măriuca Vornicu, Felix-Adrian Tencariu, Andrei Asăndulesei, Ana Drob, Radu-Gabriel Pîrnău, Maria-Cristina Ciobanu, Adina Amăriuței, Analisa Ariton, Radu-Alexandru Brunchi, Bogdan-Ștefan Novac, Cristin Groapă

Institutions: Romanian Academy, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

Language: English

Topic: Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,550

Funders: Ministerul Cercetării, Inovării şi Digitalizării, Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii

Award: G8089958488

OpenAlex ID: W7212018331

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