Tracing Interaction on Samos Island: Pottery Traditions and Connectivity at Kastro-Tigani and the Heraion During the Aegean Late–Final Neolithic/Western Anatolian Middle–Late Chalcolithic

A new analysis of Neolithic and Chalcolithic pottery from Kastro-Tigani, Samos, reveals distinct production strategies and raw material sources, suggesting multiple local production units. This study, using thin-section petrography and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, provides the first compositional characterization of early Samian ceramics, offering insights into regional connectivity during a poorly studied period (c. 5500–3200/3000 BC). Isolated imported vessels and exotic artifacts indicate broader Aegean maritime interactions, while comparisons with nearby Heraion pottery hint at potential relations between these sites.

Menelaou, S., & Kouka, O. (2022). TRACING INTERACTION ON SAMOS ISLAND: POTTERY TRADITIONS AND CONNECTIVITY AT KASTRO-TIGANI AND THE HERAION DURING THE AEGEAN LATE–FINAL NEOLITHIC/WESTERN ANATOLIAN MIDDLE–LATE CHALCOLITHIC. The Annual of the British School at Athens, 117, 1–52. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0068245422000041