Tecnologia della produzione ceramica nella protostoria della Sardegna: nnuovi contributi dalla necropoli di s'Elighe Entosu (Usini, Sassari)

In this work was applied the technological analysis to a selection of pottery fragments from the IV Tomb of S’Elighe Entosu necropolis. Main goal was to retrace the Operational Chains of artifacts by studying main types of macroscopic wears: Shape Variations, Surface Aspects, Inclusions Orientation and Distribution. The interpretative hypotheses were verified through a comparison with the data of previous studies and experimentation. The analytical method applied has not been sufficiently exploited in the study of Sardinian prehistoric ceramics. The main problems related to the study were the high material fragmentation and the surface deterioration due to post-depositional phenomena, but the study has identified two main types of Forming: coiling and mixed (mould for bases and coils for walls and rims). The study has identified some clear trends in the technical behaviors and a precise selection of the clay pastes for different shapes modeling.