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Papers by Aleh Tkachou
Nature Human Behaviour
Human history has been shaped by global dispersals of technologies, although understanding of wha... more Human history has been shaped by global dispersals of technologies, although understanding of what enabled these processes is limited. Here, we explore the behavioural mechanisms that led to the emergence of pottery among hunter-gatherer communities in Europe during the mid-Holocene. Through radiocarbon dating, we propose this dispersal occurred at a far faster rate than previously thought. Chemical characterization of organic residues shows that European hunter-gatherer pottery had a function structured around regional culinary practices rather than environmental factors. Analysis of the forms, decoration and technological choices suggests that knowledge of pottery spread through a process of cultural transmission. We demonstrate a correlation between the physical properties of pots and how they were used, reflecting social traditions inherited by successive generations of hunter-gatherers. Taken together the evidence supports kinship-driven, super-regional communication networks t...
Result of the Bayesian mixing model (FRUITS)
δ13C values of of new and published authentic reference animal tissues
Sample data with molecular and isotopic analysis results
Royal Society Open Science, 2020
Royal Society Open Science, 2020
The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the sprea... more The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the spread of agriculture and pastoralism from the Near East. The adoption of pottery technology by hunter–gatherers in Northern and Eastern Europe does not fit this paradigm, and its role within these communities is so far unresolved. To investigate the motivations for hunter–gatherer pottery use, here, we present the systematic analysis of the contents of 528 early vessels from the Baltic Sea region, mostly dating to the late 6th–5th millennium cal BC, using molecular and isotopic characterization techniques. The results demonstrate clear sub-regional trends in the use of ceramics by hunter–gatherers; aquatic resources in the Eastern Baltic, non-ruminant animal fats in the Southeastern Baltic, and a more variable use, including ruminant animal products, in the Western Baltic, potentially including dairy. We found surprisingly little evidence for the use of ceramics for non-culinary activities, ...
Formação Docente: Princípios e Fundamentos 2, 2019
Revisão: Os Autores O conteúdo dos artigos e seus dados em sua forma, correção e confiabilidade s... more Revisão: Os Autores O conteúdo dos artigos e seus dados em sua forma, correção e confiabilidade são de responsabilidade exclusiva dos autores. Permitido o download da obra e o compartilhamento desde que sejam atribuídos créditos aos autores, mas sem a possibilidade de alterá-la de nenhuma forma ou utilizá-la para fins comerciais.
Archaeologia BALTICA, 2018
The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the sprea... more The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the spread of agriculture and pastoralism from the Near East. The adoption of pottery technology by hunter–gatherers in Northern and Eastern Europe does not fit this paradigm, and its role within these communities is so far unresolved. To investigate the motivations for hunter–gatherer pottery use, here, we present the systematic analysis of the contents of 528 early vessels from the Baltic Sea region, mostly dating to the late 6th-5th millennium cal BC, using molecular and isotopic characterization techniques. The results demonstrate clear sub-regional trends in the use of ceramics by hunter–gatherers; aquatic resources in the eastern Baltic, non-ruminant animal fats in the southeastern Baltic, and a more variable use, including ruminant animal products, in the western Baltic, potentially including dairy. We found surprisingly little evidence for the use of ceramics for non-culinary activities, ...
Royal Society Open Science, 2020
Royal Society Open Science, 2020
The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the sprea... more The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the spread of agriculture and pastoralism from the Near East. The adoption of pottery technology by hunter-gatherers in Northern and Eastern Europe does not fit this paradigm, and its role within these communities is so far unresolved. To investigate the motivations for hunter-gatherer pottery use, here, we present the systematic analysis of the contents of 528 early vessels from the Baltic Sea region, mostly dating to the late 6th-5th millennium cal BC, using molecular and isotopic characterization techniques. The results demonstrate clear sub-regional trends in the use of ceramics by hunter-gatherers; aquatic resources in the Eastern Baltic, non-ruminant animal fats in the Southeastern Baltic, and a more variable use, including ruminant animal products, in the Western Baltic, potentially including dairy. We found surprisingly little evidence for the use of ceramics for non-culinary activities, ...
Samara Journal of Science
The paper discusses the Early Neolithic pottery from the Western Belarus, pottery of Dubičiai typ... more The paper discusses the Early Neolithic pottery from the Western Belarus, pottery of Dubičiai type. The set of its most distinctive features includes organic temper in clay mass, a belt of deep round pits under a rim edge, strokes by round stick (hoofs), slantwise thin grooved lines or slantwise net ornament of such lines. Hypotheses on the origin of Dubičiai type pottery are under discussion as well. According to many scholars, the area of occurrence of Dubičiai type pottery includes Belarusian part of the River Neman region (except the River Viliya basin), the left-bank of the upper Prypiat River basin, the southern Lithuania, the part of the north-eastern Poland, and the northern part of Volhynia. At the same time D.Ya. Telegin, E.N. Titova, G.V. Okhrimenko distinguish the Volhynian culture in the region of the same name. It has many traits analogous to the Prypiat-Neman culture. The scale of differences between the Early Neolithic pottery from Western Polesia and Volhynia and Du...
Сборник напечатан в рамках Природоохранного проекта для ГПУ «НП «Беловежская пуща». УДК [57+630.1... more Сборник напечатан в рамках Природоохранного проекта для ГПУ «НП «Беловежская пуща». УДК [57+630.1+502.17](476-751.2)(082)
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](Ткачоў А.Ю., Ашэйчык В.У. Раскопкі 2010 года на стаянцы каменнага веку Селішча Малое-3 у басейне р. Лясная Правая // Матэрыялы па археалогіі Беларусі. – Мінск: Беларуская навука, 2012. – Выпуск 23. Археалагічныя даследаванні на тэрыторыі Беларусі ў 2009–2010 гадах. – С. 266–269.
Стаянка Се ліш ча Ма лое-3 раз меш ча на праз 350-400 м амаль на поў нач ад паў ноч на-за ход няй... more Стаянка Се ліш ча Ма лое-3 раз меш ча на праз 350-400 м амаль на поў нач ад паў ноч на-за ход няй ус к ра і ны в. Се ліш ча Ма лое (Камянюцкі с/с Ка мянец ка га ра ё на) на краі пра ва бя рэж най тэ ра сы р. Лясная Пра вая. Па ме ры пом ні ка -прыб ліз на 110 × 50 м. Бо ль шая яго час т ка за сад жа на ле сам. Ста ян ка выяў ле на і дас ле да ва на на плош чы 15 м 2 В. Л. Ла кі зам у 2007 г. [2]. Рас коп кі на па се ліш чы бы лі пра цяг нуты ў 2010 г. А. Ю. Тка чо вым.
Nature Human Behaviour
Human history has been shaped by global dispersals of technologies, although understanding of wha... more Human history has been shaped by global dispersals of technologies, although understanding of what enabled these processes is limited. Here, we explore the behavioural mechanisms that led to the emergence of pottery among hunter-gatherer communities in Europe during the mid-Holocene. Through radiocarbon dating, we propose this dispersal occurred at a far faster rate than previously thought. Chemical characterization of organic residues shows that European hunter-gatherer pottery had a function structured around regional culinary practices rather than environmental factors. Analysis of the forms, decoration and technological choices suggests that knowledge of pottery spread through a process of cultural transmission. We demonstrate a correlation between the physical properties of pots and how they were used, reflecting social traditions inherited by successive generations of hunter-gatherers. Taken together the evidence supports kinship-driven, super-regional communication networks t...
Result of the Bayesian mixing model (FRUITS)
δ13C values of of new and published authentic reference animal tissues
Sample data with molecular and isotopic analysis results
Royal Society Open Science, 2020
Royal Society Open Science, 2020
The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the sprea... more The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the spread of agriculture and pastoralism from the Near East. The adoption of pottery technology by hunter–gatherers in Northern and Eastern Europe does not fit this paradigm, and its role within these communities is so far unresolved. To investigate the motivations for hunter–gatherer pottery use, here, we present the systematic analysis of the contents of 528 early vessels from the Baltic Sea region, mostly dating to the late 6th–5th millennium cal BC, using molecular and isotopic characterization techniques. The results demonstrate clear sub-regional trends in the use of ceramics by hunter–gatherers; aquatic resources in the Eastern Baltic, non-ruminant animal fats in the Southeastern Baltic, and a more variable use, including ruminant animal products, in the Western Baltic, potentially including dairy. We found surprisingly little evidence for the use of ceramics for non-culinary activities, ...
Formação Docente: Princípios e Fundamentos 2, 2019
Revisão: Os Autores O conteúdo dos artigos e seus dados em sua forma, correção e confiabilidade s... more Revisão: Os Autores O conteúdo dos artigos e seus dados em sua forma, correção e confiabilidade são de responsabilidade exclusiva dos autores. Permitido o download da obra e o compartilhamento desde que sejam atribuídos créditos aos autores, mas sem a possibilidade de alterá-la de nenhuma forma ou utilizá-la para fins comerciais.
Archaeologia BALTICA, 2018
The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the sprea... more The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the spread of agriculture and pastoralism from the Near East. The adoption of pottery technology by hunter–gatherers in Northern and Eastern Europe does not fit this paradigm, and its role within these communities is so far unresolved. To investigate the motivations for hunter–gatherer pottery use, here, we present the systematic analysis of the contents of 528 early vessels from the Baltic Sea region, mostly dating to the late 6th-5th millennium cal BC, using molecular and isotopic characterization techniques. The results demonstrate clear sub-regional trends in the use of ceramics by hunter–gatherers; aquatic resources in the eastern Baltic, non-ruminant animal fats in the southeastern Baltic, and a more variable use, including ruminant animal products, in the western Baltic, potentially including dairy. We found surprisingly little evidence for the use of ceramics for non-culinary activities, ...
Royal Society Open Science, 2020
Royal Society Open Science, 2020
The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the sprea... more The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the spread of agriculture and pastoralism from the Near East. The adoption of pottery technology by hunter-gatherers in Northern and Eastern Europe does not fit this paradigm, and its role within these communities is so far unresolved. To investigate the motivations for hunter-gatherer pottery use, here, we present the systematic analysis of the contents of 528 early vessels from the Baltic Sea region, mostly dating to the late 6th-5th millennium cal BC, using molecular and isotopic characterization techniques. The results demonstrate clear sub-regional trends in the use of ceramics by hunter-gatherers; aquatic resources in the Eastern Baltic, non-ruminant animal fats in the Southeastern Baltic, and a more variable use, including ruminant animal products, in the Western Baltic, potentially including dairy. We found surprisingly little evidence for the use of ceramics for non-culinary activities, ...
Samara Journal of Science
The paper discusses the Early Neolithic pottery from the Western Belarus, pottery of Dubičiai typ... more The paper discusses the Early Neolithic pottery from the Western Belarus, pottery of Dubičiai type. The set of its most distinctive features includes organic temper in clay mass, a belt of deep round pits under a rim edge, strokes by round stick (hoofs), slantwise thin grooved lines or slantwise net ornament of such lines. Hypotheses on the origin of Dubičiai type pottery are under discussion as well. According to many scholars, the area of occurrence of Dubičiai type pottery includes Belarusian part of the River Neman region (except the River Viliya basin), the left-bank of the upper Prypiat River basin, the southern Lithuania, the part of the north-eastern Poland, and the northern part of Volhynia. At the same time D.Ya. Telegin, E.N. Titova, G.V. Okhrimenko distinguish the Volhynian culture in the region of the same name. It has many traits analogous to the Prypiat-Neman culture. The scale of differences between the Early Neolithic pottery from Western Polesia and Volhynia and Du...
Сборник напечатан в рамках Природоохранного проекта для ГПУ «НП «Беловежская пуща». УДК [57+630.1... more Сборник напечатан в рамках Природоохранного проекта для ГПУ «НП «Беловежская пуща». УДК [57+630.1+502.17](476-751.2)(082)
Ткачоў А.Ю., Ашэйчык В.У. Раскопкі 2010 года на стаянцы каменнага веку Селішча Малое-3 у басейне р. Лясная Правая // Матэрыялы па археалогіі Беларусі. – Мінск: Беларуская навука, 2012. – Выпуск 23. Археалагічныя даследаванні на тэрыторыі Беларусі ў 2009–2010 гадах. – С. 266–269.
Стаянка Се ліш ча Ма лое-3 раз меш ча на праз 350-400 м амаль на поў нач ад паў ноч на-за ход няй... more Стаянка Се ліш ча Ма лое-3 раз меш ча на праз 350-400 м амаль на поў нач ад паў ноч на-за ход няй ус к ра і ны в. Се ліш ча Ма лое (Камянюцкі с/с Ка мянец ка га ра ё на) на краі пра ва бя рэж най тэ ра сы р. Лясная Пра вая. Па ме ры пом ні ка -прыб ліз на 110 × 50 м. Бо ль шая яго час т ка за сад жа на ле сам. Ста ян ка выяў ле на і дас ле да ва на на плош чы 15 м 2 В. Л. Ла кі зам у 2007 г. [2]. Рас коп кі на па се ліш чы бы лі пра цяг нуты ў 2010 г. А. Ю. Тка чо вым.