| Abstract [eng] |
The dissertation examines wheel-shaped ceramics found in archaeological sites on the territory of Lithuania, dating from the 10th to the 13th century. These wheel-shaped ceramics, along with imitated wheel-shaped ceramics, exhibit various technological and stylistic features that correspond to the nature of so called Slavic/Baltic/medieval ceramics widely spread in broader European regions. Using the numerous collections of household vessels and their fragments stored in various Lithuanian museums, which were collected during archaeological investigations in the period in question on hillforts, settlements, and burial monuments, the thesis aims to create spatially and chronologically significant typological systems. It also intends to evaluate the development and distribution of ceramics within the territory of Lithuania during the 10th to 13th centuries and compare data to the trends of the development of such ceramics in the neighbouring regions. To achieve this goal, the technological, morphological, and decorative characteristics of the examined ceramics specific to the period are analysed. By assessing correlations or absences of these features, two typological systems are created for different regions, each represented by chronologically significant types of vessels distinguished by unique stylistic and technological attributes. Based on the obtained data, the dissertation defines stages of development in wheel-turned ceramics along with dissemination directions and methods in different regions through their connections with neighbouring lands. |
