ARCHAEOLOGIA IUVENTA 220 YOULME 1
Coarse ware from the area of the middle reaches
of Skat River, Northwestern Bulgaria
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In the region of the present-day Nosthwestem Bulgaria
‘quite a few sites from the Antiquity, Late Antiquity and
the Middle Ages are known!. However, the pottery com-
plex of the region from every one of these periods hasn't
been so far a subject of a specialized study — what we
know comes from field surveys, short preliminary reports,
or the incomplete information in the published texts
‘One has to admit, that there is not any clear data about
the ceramic production in the region. Therefore, the
materials collected during the past yeas from sites in the
area of the middle reaches of Skat River? are to be tegat-
ded asa valuable piece of information. The fat, that this
ppottery comes from sites subjected to systematic destruc-
tion, increases its importance. As a result of the teasure-
hhunters' activity in the area, most of these sites have vir-
tually destroyed strata.
‘This article's aim is to present the coarse ware from
the Horosanya and Kaleto Areas in the vicinity of
Altimir Village, Karamelyow Geran Area near the vil-
lage of Galiche, Trustenik Area near the village of
Krushovitsa and Golemiat Lag Area in the vicinity of
Sokolare Village (Plate I). Some vessels from the
Roman villa near the village of Urovene (Viatsa
Region) and from Pogreben Area in the vicinity of
Slavyanovo Town (Pleven Region)$ have identical mor-
phological and technological characteristics. This pot-
tery group consists of vessels of browngrayish to
‘ochregrayish colour. They are made of compact clay
without pores. There are inclusions of plentiful large-
sized (up to 9 mm) quartzite particles. Some organic
matter was also used and as a result there are numer-
cous bubbles on the surface of the vessels. Most of the
sherds do not contain mica,
For the most part, these vessels are handmade and
smoothed on a primitive potter's wheel. Just a tiny part
of the sherds are fiom pottery, made on a skow-turning
potte’s wheel. On the outer and inner surfices numer
(ous vertical and horizontal. traces of additional smoothing
can be seen, Very offen thick layers of clay are left under
the rim and on the inner surface of the neck. Some of
the sherds were additionally dipped in diluted clay and
this slip was spread with a brusbike utensil. The colour
Of this wash varies from ochresed to light gray.
‘Among the shapes thick-walled jars prevail. The thick-
ness of the sherds ranges from 0.4 to 15 em and the
diametre of the mouth — fiom 16 to 32 em (Plates
IL-VIID), Some of these vessels originally had lids: there
are some among the finds, which are made of the same
clay (Plate IX6-10), The group under consideration com-
[prises alo some bowls with cylindrical upper and conical
lower part (Plate IX:-5). They have flat base and diame-
tre, ranging from 6 to 14 em (in most cases — 8-12 cm).
Few of them bear tres from the thread, used for them
to be detached from the potter's wheel (Plate X1I-12)
All the decoration is concentrated around the mouth
— oblique hatches, small pits, zigzag incisions. In one
‘ase (Plate II3) there are incisions on the inner side of
the mouth, Relief bands with pinches, incised straight
and undulating lines on the walls of the vessels (Plate
Xi-13) or a groove on the top of the flat lip are also
used as elements of the decoration.
1 Hluwumpots 1985, Hukowo6 1996
2 Matas from the collection of Vatsa Muscum.
3 Researches, conducted by Spse Mishow,
44 These materials were collected afer some agricultural cuivaton by
‘members of the cleive frm "Slvyan", oan of Syanovo. a RASSIIRA IRA
We do not have enough data for the most part of
the vessels, but we can however presume, that these were
mainly clongated jars. Having in mind the rather slight
tilt of the walls ffom the upper and the lower parts of
the vessels alike, one can assume, that there is only a
small difference between the maximum diametre of the
body and the diametre of the mouth.
Judging from their functional characteristics, this
pottery group comprises the following categories: jars,
lids and bowls. The jars on their side show some dif
ferences in the shape of the mouth and three types
could be differentiated on the base of these variations:
Type J. Jars with arched outward-turned rim
(Plates 11-¥).
Variant 1. Jars with vertically cut ip (Plate I:1-9; Plate
IeI-I). In most cases, the rim was formed by bending
to a different extent of the walls of the vessel. The tilt of
the rim varies ~it can be almost horizontal Plate TE3-4
Plate IU), slightly sloping and combined with tall neck
(Plate ILS, 8) or almost vertical (Plate IIL9-U). Several of
the vessds have a thickened lip (Plate U5, 9; Plate 1115).
Metric characteristics: thickness of the walls 07-13 cm,
diameter of the mouth 16-32 em. For the most part the
thickness of the walls is about 1 cm and the diameter of
the mouth ranges from 23 to 30 cm.
‘Variant 2. Jars with thinned lip (Plate IVI-3). The thick-
ness of the walls is 115 em, diameter of the mouth —
about 20 cm
Variant 3. Jas with a. rim with arched outer side and
with an edge on the inner side, marking the transition
fiom the rim to the neck (Plate IV4-9). The thickness of
the walls is 07-1 em, diameter of the mouth — 14-22 em.
Variant 4 Jas with arched, commaclike thickened lip
(Plate Vi-7). In some eases, the bending of the rim is
almost at right angles, just’ as it is in Variant J. The
thickness of the walls ranges from 0.4 to 0.7 cm and the
diameter of the mouth — from 16 to 26 em.
‘Type Il. Jars with T-shaped horizontal lip (Plates
VE-VIE; Plate VIIL-5)
Variant 1. The lip is bent at right angles and slopes
sently to the interior of the vessel. Its transition to the
walls is slightly thickened and it becomes thinner
towands the edge (Plate VI). The thickness of the walls
ranges from 0.7 to 15 cm and the diameter of the
mouth — from 17 0 32 em.
Variant 2. The lip is bent at right angles and slopes
gently to the interior of the vessel, but has a rounded
end (Plate VIEI-3). The thickness of the walls ranges
from 0.7 to 12 em and the diameter of the mouth —
fiom 14 to 25cm.
Variant 3. The lip is T-shaped, fat and slopes steeply
to the interior of the vessel (Plate VII-Il; Plate
ViILI-3). There isn't a thickening at the transition to
the walls. The thickness of the walls ringes ftom 0.5 to
1.2 cm (most often about 0.7) and the diameter of the
mouth — from 13 to 21 em.
Variant 4. Jars with an upright funnelshaped im,
with slightly concave inner side (Plate VIIE4-5). The
thickness of the walls ranges from 016 to 0.9 em and the
diameter of the mouth — fiom 17 to 24 em.
‘Type IIL Jars with thickened lip, that has a groove on
its inner side, designed to hold the lid (Plate VIIL6-10).
The thickness of the walls ranges from 0.4 to 0.9 em and
the diameter of the mouth — from 18 to 26 em.
To the jars under considerations some hand-made
lids are to be related. They have a conical shape and v2-
Fiously-moulded edges (rounded of bent by means of 2
groove on its inner side) (Plate IX6-10). These lids are
‘morphologically identical with the published ones from
Madara Area in the Shumen Region’. Similar finds are
known from quite « few other Bulgarian sits®.
The bowls from the region of the river Scat are
hand-made of the same poorly washed clay, as the jars
(Plate IX1-5). They have a cylindro-conical shape and
an obliquely cut or T-shaped rim. The thickness of the
walls ranges from 0.6 to 0.9 cm and the diameter of the
mouth = from 17 to 23 cm.
‘The morphological differentiation of the types in
the pottery group under consideration corresponds to
some differences in the technology. The jars of the
Variant 4 of Type I (Plate V) are the only group, that
vwas made on a slowurning potter's wheel. The thick-
ness of the walls of these vessels does not exceed 1 em
(0.4-0.7 cm) and this is true even for the largest speci
‘mens. The vessels of Variant 3 of Type Il (Plate VIL:4-Il;
Plate VIUEI-3) also have thinner wall. Taken as a whole,
these two variants and the jars from Type IIL are shapes,
that are widespread in the ceramic complex of the set-
tlements in the area of the middle reaches of Scat
River’. In the group of grayish-back pottery from these
sites (Golemiat Lag, Horossnya, Kaleto, ‘Trustenik,
Karamelyov Geran) the leading type are the jars with
funnelshaped mouth, which is often thickened. The jars
with arched outwardurmed rim are a variant of this
type. These observations correspond to the analysis of
the pottery from other sites’, where shapes that are iden-
tical with the above mentioned types are discovered?
‘There is a technological similarity between the pot-
tery group under consideration and the gray and gray-
ishblack pottery from these sites. It's the way the rim
of the vessels is smoothened: a5 a result of this process,
immediately under the rim a large amount of clay is
piled up (Plate VIIL-3). The same peculiarity can be
noticed on some vesels fiom "Horosanya" and "Kaleto"
‘The jars with a broad thickened rim and a groove for a
lid have direct parallels in some sherds of the mouths
5 Tpewcuso8sHemneBs 197125, o6p. 314, 1; Hpeneusas 1960
9, Sp. 62,
6 Howes Tlemko6s-Tonmano® 1982105, 11, Ta6vo 15-7; Ti6so
‘Ves Cyl 19832223, TaGao Is Tato ITD Aen
BREA, 6p, SP, 2
7A complet publication of the potery mates fom these sites
fethcomis
ng.
8 Hangewols 158537, (Type IV: the Roman vila at the vilage of
‘Kner Dol, Perik Region ~ jars with hocaontl, obhguey
‘ouwardturned rim with a rounded or atightut Se, This
‘ype is defined as the most widespread among the materiale
fom the sila) KaGakuue 199628-29. (Type the Roman
vill at Iajlongrad gay and gryishlack war, jas with out-
‘rardturned siming im The type is defined asthe most wide
Spread among the group of the gay and gah black porery
ffom the vila); Byomeep 197827. (Group Ill fom Petod A:
Tats exclu),
9 Vessel, similar we Type I, Variant 4: AnmowaBa 19603, op. 3;
TipeucusoGeHeawo8s 197126, o6p. 3, 3, % Alosenoss
198L122-123, 125, Gp. 26 Haogewod 98518, Taw Hal
KaGakwucGs 198627, Taso 3843, 489; 28-29, Taso
42876-488, Bromsep 1927, 6p. 1 2
‘Type T, Variant 3 HpencusoGa HessunoBa 19726, ofp. 37,8,
13 AumowoGa 196038, ofp. 3k AlbGenota 11124-15152
6p. 36, FuogenoBa IASG, Tso 38M), 12, 133, 157, 18,
Tao 3M (CONRSE WARE FROM THE AREA OF THE MIDDLE REACHES OF SKAT RIVER, NORTHWESTERN BULGARIA s
of grayish-black pottery from "Horosanya" and
"Trustenik’. We know identical shapes from Madara,
Pemik, Iatrus and Novae!®. On their part, both of the
jas from "Howsanya" and Urovene (Plate VIll:4-5)
show some morphological similarity with specimens
from "Golemiat Lag" and "Kaleto', made of grayish-
black elay with sand,
‘We can consider the sims of Variant 3 of Type 1
(Plate 1V:4-9) and of Variant 2 of Type II (Plate VIEI-3)
as “transitional’, These shapes can be regarded as vari
tions of the Fshaped horizontal rims or of the arched
outward-turned sims. One should note, that the vessel
con Plate IV6 is the only shape presented in the group
of the red-glazed and the plain red ware from these sites
(Horosanya, Golemiat Lag). This shape has direct pa
Jels among the grayish-black ware from "Golemiat Lag”
also, Similar rims are known from the Akra castelum,
Kaley Dol and Novaell, The jas of Variant 2 of Type
TL are present in the pottery complex from “Karamelyor
Geran" and "Horosanya", and not only in the group of
the grayish-black ware with inclusions of sand, but also
among the vessels of finely washed clay of light gray
colour. The large pythoid jars of Type Il, Variant I (Plate
VI) most probably are to be regarded as related to the
production of pottery with storage functions. The T-
shaped horizontal rim is widespread among the finds
from this region and from other areas as well2,
‘These morphological similarities of the pottery group
under consideration with the pottery of the region as a
whole should mean that some of the shapes have their
roots in the traditions of the pottery production from
the Antiquity. The rims of Type I, Variant 4 (Plate V),
‘Type Il, Vanants 3 and 4 (Plate VIl--Il; Plate VII
and Type III (Plate VIIL6-10) reproduce shapes, which
are known from the grayish-black ware from this region
and fiom other antique sites in presentday Bulgaria.
Unfortunately, we don't have any clear idea about the
stratigraphic position of the pottery from the sites in the
fos GP he ile rsber of eer eda Bet
impedes the determination of its chronological frame-
‘work, The only site that's partially excavated is the set
tlement in the Horosanya Area near the village of
Altimir and the results are rather summarily published.
During 2001 and 2002 some excavations were conducted
in the Bresta Ara, situated on 500 -m northeast from
this site. The information obtained from these excava-
tions and the materials, published earlier by A. Milchev
and B. Nikoloy, give reason to believe that the existence
of the settlement in Horosanya Area is to be confined
to the 4th c. All types of jars from the gray and the gray-
ishblack ware from the Roman villa Armira near the
town of Ivgjlovgnad are also dated in 3nd—ath c! The
villain the vicinity of Kraley Dol Village, Pernik Region,
has the same chronological fiamework!®, According to B.
Botger, the outward-urned rim of all the types of jas is
1 characteristic: morphological clement for the former
ppart of the 4th cl Jars with rounded outwand-tured
Fim are known from sites that are considered as transi-
tional from the Late Roman to the Early Byzantine
Period!®. The shape of the hand-made bowls is also
indicative of such a dating. They have parilels in the
materials from quite a few sites from the Late Antiquity
in present-day Bulgaria™, Some hand-made coarse sherds
fiom the site at Bresta Area near the village of Altimir
should be dated in the frst half of the 4th e. AD. Three
lips (Plate VES; Plate VIL6-7) from Type Il, Variants 1
and 2, were found in a sunk into the ground structure
(Pit N10), where three coins of Constantine 1 (AD
307-337) and one of Costantius II (AD 337-362) were
also discovered?0. In Pit No 24 some lower parts of si-
milar vessels were found (Plate X17, 12) together with
pottery and a bronze applique fiom the Late Antiquity”.
The rims of Type I, Variant | (Plate Tl; Plate Ill) are
also to be considered in this context. The appearance in
the region of Serdica of pottery shapes with similar
morphological and technological characteristics is dated
in the 4th and the beginning of the Sth 22 Though in
reduced quantity, jas with tall necks and more oF less
coutward-turned rim and with obliquely cut edge are
known to have existed in the pottery complex during
the Antiquity?®, On the other hand, the rims with a
thin, rounded and almost vertical edge from the gray
and grayish-black ware from Ivajlovgrad are considered a
development of a traditional local shape’. Among the
coarse pottery from Oescus there are some rims that are
identical with Type 1, Variant 125. This fact makes it
rather probable this shape to have evolved from types of
the native Thracian tradition. The way of molding, the
characteristic of the clay and the specific decoration of
this pottery group also point to the same conclusion,
Having in mind this observation, the appearance of han-
dles with rectangular section (Plate X14) is hardy sure
prising. They have direct parallels among the coarse
hand-made pottery from tumular from the
Roman Period in Southeastern Thrace’,
‘The degree to which the local hand-made and wheel-
made pottery is studied does not allow some definite
10 ApewcineBHensno8a 157126, o6p. 10, Kymano®. 198590,
“atwo 29130, Bromeep 197827, 06 1 a, 6: Humumpo8 eta
16534, puc. 8.
1 Kymane8 198592, Tao 31% HaogenoBa RSIS, Tatno
35:08, 13, TawumpoB et al. 196850, pe 13.
12 KaSakvueba 198623, TaGwo 32383, 34 and 26, Titao 38:34;
Haagen 1585108, Taio 39138, Kym 15853, TG.
Bn,
1b BeskoB 1922254; Musi 1957219-251; Hukwo8 1961 a81-S3;
Hukavo8 1961 3-14, Huhowo8 1967216; Hukanc8 1996
14 Reseches by S. Aleandrov and G. Ganetsorsi dung
2000-2001, Forthcoming pubication.
15 Kags 198628,
16 Hoge 19859 6, 51 sy 59-69,
1 Brewmeep 1978.28
18 Absent ISELIS, ofp. 26.
19 Fipencinoa 1960 37, Op. 16; pencwnoa 1960 bs, ofp. 6:
Tipeucuods Heat 97122-25, ofp. 26,7, 8,12; Feats
1965144, 146, o6p. 172, 3, 15k BakaunoBs 197251, 6p 4 &
‘AlosenoBs ISBLLM, op. 43 Kya 68S, 8, T0 25
and 85, Te600 24; KaGalwueba 198628, Tso 4169-47
20 The covns were determined by Spas Mathew
21 tm most gated to G. Ganctowsk forthe posibiliy to use the
pelminary results of his excavations at Besta Ars
22 Grrr 197-260-265; Staneva 1980236297, Crane
rary
23 Mavoo8 1927302, op 12h JIpencwotbHemnots 197126, 6p.
35, 6 Hadgenoa 1985119, Tatao 39134; AnmovoBa 196034,
6p. 3
24 KaselwueBa 198629, Tan 43493, 294
25 KaGakvue8s 19978, 10), Taw 8:2 and 102, Tatao 946.
26 Beko 1957158, op. 1477; U6, op. ISBN 63, 6p. 1569 (2
ccemation gia, dated by 2 coin of Commodus (AD 176-19)
164, o6p. 1575, Similar handles were discovered in a cremation
gn from 2nd-3rd AD, containing a large amount of and
‘made pocery (Tamulus No 4 in the Harmanila Cheha
‘Area beat the tow of Hrmanl). Excavations by N.
‘Thecossiev and the author, 2000, a RASSIMINA WIKA
conclusions about its production, use and distribution
during the Roman Period to be made??. In this group
there are some shapes, that are known from the pottery
complex of the Late ‘Antiquity and this fact makes it
possible to relate the coarse ware from the sites in the
area of the middle reaches of river Scat to the pottery
‘complex from the end of the Roman and the beginning
of the Early Byzantine Period. The appearance, in the
ville around Serdica ("Hadzhi Dimitar" and "Obelya"
neighborhoods) of coarse hand-made pottery, decorated
with broad, deep and for the most part diagonal inci
sions and with relief bands with pinches is usualy rel
ted to the so-called Postilla Period or with the setting
of “rural” population, that took place after the final
deserting of the complexes?®. The hypothesis of settling
of a population "coming from the mountainous areas in
the region" may be regarded as wellgrounded, only if
a restricted distribution of this kind of pottery in the
Sexdica region could be proved. However, the informa-
tion available 0 fir points to a somewhat larger area of
distribution, comprising not only Sofia plain, but 2
‘god part of presentday Northwestern Bulgaria. There
's a possibility some kind of connection to exist bet
‘ween the pottery group under consideration and the
organization of the production in Dacia Ripensis and
Dacia Mediteranca, which provinces were patt of prac
fectura Hipricun®.
‘The lack of systematic excavations and of informa-
tion about the regional specifies of the pottery produc-
tion limits our possibilities to compare our material
with finds from other regions. In this regard, it's ne-
cessary 10 pay attention to some groups fiom the
region, that are already known from the publications.
These were interpreted as a proof for the penetration of
Slavs South of Danube’). We can't ignore the presence
of all the variants of the above described Types I and
Tin the materials from the vicinity of Valchedrum and
Yakimovo Villages (Montana Region) and Bezhanovo
Village (Lovech Region)". Some specific elements of
the decoration of the pottery from Valche-
drum-Yakimovo and Bezhanovo have also direct paral-
lels with the pottery group under consideration. These
are the arched incisions on the walls of the vessels (Plate
Vis; Plate X7)3, the presence of decoration on the
inner side of the mouth (Plate 113) and the groove
oon the obliquely cut rim (Plate M:, 5; Plate HEID)®.
The use of small hatches on the rim as a characteristic
decorative element, which was commented as related to
the early Slavic pottery", may be pointed out as one
of the basic features of the coarse ware from the area
of Scat River (Plate 1L7; Plate IIL2, 6, 7, Ul; Plate Vit;
Plate V1, 5-6). In the case with the’ pottery. from
Bezhanovo one can also see the rather specific manner
(of smoothing of the rim, resulting in piling up of waste
clay beneath it”
Al these specifics are to be reganded as characteris:
tic features, evolving within a separated pottery group.
‘The appearance of elongated rim-shapes, plastic protube-
ances, relief bands and small pints on the rim of the
vessels is a phenomenon one can see also in the area of
diffusion of the Slavic cultures. I's a fact, however, that
all the abovedescribed elements are altogether present
in the coarse ware from the area of Scat River. We
should pay attention also to the suggestion that that
groups of Slavs could have intermingled with the native
‘Thnacians, which could have resulted in the appearance
of characteristic for the Latene and Roman periods ele-
ments on traditional Slavic shapes, We've already poin-
ted out the similarity of this ware with the domestic
hand-made and wheelmade Thracian pottery. In this
regard, the basic problem with the relations of the pot-
tery under consideration to the early Slavic pottery is
the identification of the purely Slavic elements in the
group. This, however, is a topic which goes beyond this
report. Well confine ourselves to noting that there is
not a single case a pottery group having all the above-
‘mentioned specifics to have been registered among the
sites, related to the Slavic colonisation of the Balkans.
‘The lack of studies for the territory of Westen Ru-
‘mania is hardly a season for regarding these lands a a
starting area for this pottery”.
Similarities between the Valchedrum-Yakimovo
group and the pottery fiom Bezhanovo as well and the
Coarse ware under consideration here pose a problem,
that concerns the interpretation of the hand-made pot
tery as a whole. If we accept the proposed dating in the
7th and the middle of the 8th ¢., we should assume
that some characteristic for the Late Antiquity shapes
have remained in use for more than three centuries
‘This fact should mean, that there had been a strong
influence of the local population in the forming of
these groups. We could have obtained some more infor-
mation about these phenomena, only if some specific
data about the stratification of the sites were available
Unfortunately, that’s not the case with the context of
the pottery finds fiom Valchedrum and Yakimovo.
Despite the fact, that there is a detailed description of
the discoveries on the site at Bazhanovo, some questions
remain. For example, there is no explanation of the
presence only of fireplaces at a small depth — from 0.20
{0 0.60 m (this fact presumes the existence of some on-
ground structures) — and the lack of structures sunk
27 For the ditbution ofthe local hand-made and whesLmade pot
tery, se Kale 199771272, 75-96, 79-80, 85 with i
28 Crsineba 1970264; Sanders 180-235-242
28 States 1880236, 240.
530 Some posive information sbout the dienes in the develop:
‘ent ofthe abene mentioned tetris ts given in the stay
fon the vill in presentday Bula, See ThweS 197:35-36,
31 Avseili-Kones 1992173-19; Bukapots 1961317-325,
132 Type I, Vaant k Avcese-Koels 1992174, Tso 19, 1
15, Tuo TE2, 5, 6,7; 17, Tao TE, 2, 6 9,10, 1 Brkapotn
19632), sp. #2, 4 in the fist row and 3: inthe third cow;
324, o6p. 6; Type I, Variant 2: Bukapofa 1961321, 6p. 4 in
the dhad sows Type Ty Variant 3 Anceao8s-Kose 19923175,
TaGwo Id, 8 and 17, Tivo Il Bokapoba 1861221, 6p. 44
inthe fst ow; Type I, Variant 4 Bukapos 196321, 6p. 44
inthe second tow
‘Type, Variant I: BiskapoBa 1961322, ofp. $a Type I, Visiant
2 hneenBa-Koels 992178, TG 146 aed 17, Tro IL
Type Tl, Visiant 3 AnceaoBa-Konba 1992175, Taiwo ILS,
Bulapota 1961321, op. 45 in the fist eow, 1,2 3 inthe xc
‘ond row; 25 in the tind row; Type Tl, Varian 4: Bukapeb
‘6p. 43 in the fist row.
33 Anweso- Kens 199274, Two ES; 17, Tsao TI Bukapi
961322, ofp. 5
34 Bukapots 1961322, ofp. 5 c
35 Angeroba-Kawbs 1992177, Taw 19; Taso TIKI, Bokapofs
TLL, oGp. 43 inthe thie rou,
34 BrkapoBa 196322.
37 Thider:321, o6p. 4, 2,3 in the second row
38 Aneiode-Kovea 992176
3 Ibidem:176-1,
430 Wider:17%, Brskapos 196323. (COARSE WARE FROM THE AREA OF THE MIDDLE REACHES OF SKAT RIVER, NORTFWESTERN HLGARLA 45
into the earth and stoves made of stones. The rese-
archer mentions also numerous “exquisite pieces from
tem gilts eatin Inet which wat deed by
Be i one cnt ing plentiful sherds of Slavic pot-
Having in mind the lack of dug:in structures in
ee Early Medieval layer, the possibilty of "a profound
destruction" of the lower levels is to be considered as
exaggerated (Ie. we do not have any substantial proof of
the separateness of the two levels on the site at
Bezhanovo — "Roman" and "Early Slavic’). We should
note also, that pottery made of finely washed clay and
with or without glazing is one of the main technologi-
cal groups of the pottery from the settlements in the
area of the middle reaches of river Scat, along with the
coarse ware made of sandy clay. There isn't any positive
data of the chronological discrepancy of these two
sg70ups, so we can't dissociate the fine pottery from the
coarse, hand-made or made on slow-turning potter's
‘hed ‘pottery
Al the aboe-presented observations concern the his-
tory of the pottery production in the northwestern parts
of presentclay Bulgaria. As we've already noted, this topic
is hardly efemed to in the publications so far. It's preise-
Iy this lack of sufficient information that presumes @ some-
‘what more cautious approach to the interpretation of the
swailable data, That's why even this fragmentary and
incomplete evidence should not be ignored and what is
more, it comes fiom sites that are going to be destroyed
as a result from the insufficient protection of the cultural
‘monuments in Bulgaria. The analysis of the coarse ware
from the area of Scat River is just an attempt for euc-
dating of some of the specifics of the pottery complex of
the region. Having in mind the nature of the presented
‘material and the lack of any stratigraphical observations, we
should not overestimate the conclisions we've reached to.
41 Bekapo 1961317-320
2 Bide 33.
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