Досліджено технологію виробництва кераміки з поселення балки Канцерка. Проаналізовано склад формувальної маси різних технологічних груп кераміки
(гончарна, ліпна, амфори, печина й обмазка горна).
Відтворено процес виготовлення сіроглиняного
гончарного посуду.
In the paper, the technological aspects of the pottery production at the Balka Kantserka settlement are considered. In particular,
the reconstruction of the process of manufacturing of three-handed gray-ware jars which were mass-produced at the settlement is
carried out. They were constructed from separately manufactured parts: body, neck, handles and spout. At the same time, in some
cases, handles and knob-shaped decorative elements were attached to already dried and even decorated vessels.
The presence of different types of the same structural parts, decorative elements and their technical solutions indicates that
the jars were not made by one craftsman, but by a group of craftsmen who had different skills and tastes. The fact that the vessels
of different masters were found in a complex associated with one particular kiln indicates that it was used simultaneously by
a group of potters. For other technological groups (hand-built pottery, amphorae and fragments with individual technological
features), it was possible to reliably determine only the composition of the paste. It was found out that the hand-built pottery
at the settlement are represented by five recipes, of which at least three can be associated with the Penkivska culture, which
surrounded Balka Kantserka. Fragments of amphorae are characterised by a natural admixture that composed of up to 1/5
limestone and about 1/7 sand. As for the recipes represented by individual fragments, it is difficult to interpret them for sure at the
moment. The fact that the ceramic complex obtained by the excavations does not contain physically or archaeologically complete
vessels, currently makes it difficult to quantify the types of structural elements of the vessels and their decoration, which would
allow judging the possible number of potters who used the kiln.
