For the first time, the mineralogical–geochemical compositions of the white paste inlay found on vessels from sites (10th–8th centuries bce) in the northern Pontic region are investigated. Samples of the white paste on vessels from settlements, burials of sedentary groups and graves of early nomads were analysed by means of scanning electron microscopy with energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectrometry (SEM‐EDX) and X‐ray diffraction (XRD) methods. Between the 10th and eighth centuries bce, various innovations occurred in the working area. Iron processing technology and the manufacture of iron products also appeared. Other innovations were changes in the manufacturing technology of ceramics. A high‐quality, polished/burnished surface and ornaments with white paste inlay are characteristic of this pottery. When collating white paste mixtures of different European sites, similarities in the preparation of white paste recipes for vessels from the Balkan and northern Pontic regions are evident. During the Early Iron Age, further changes in the manufacture of the white paste were discovered in the northern Pontic region, namely the application of high‐temperature firing to obtain more resistant synthesized material such as calcium alumosilicates and silicates (wollastonite). The development of iron metallurgy in this period could provide a basis for the elaboration of new techniques in ceramic manufacture.

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蓬蒂北部地区公元前10至8世纪的遗址上在陶器上镶嵌的白色糊状物的成分

首次调查了北部蓬蒂奇地区（公元前10-8世纪）在船只上发现的白色糊状镶嵌物的矿物学-地球化学组成。通过扫描电子显微镜，能量色散X射线光谱法（SEM-EDX）和X射线衍射（XRD）方法分析了来自定居点，久坐人群的葬礼和早期游牧者坟墓上船只上的白色糊状物样品。公元前10至8世纪，工作区域发生了各种创新。铁加工技术和铁产品制造也出现了。其他创新是陶瓷制造技术的变化。陶器的特点是高品质，抛光/抛光的表面以及带有白色糊状镶嵌物的装饰品。当整理欧洲不同地点的白糊混合物时，在为来自巴尔干和北部庞蒂克地区的船只准备白糊配方时，很相似。在铁器时代初期，北部蓬蒂奇地区发现了白色糊料制造的进一步变化，即应用高温烧制获得了更具抵抗力的合成材料，例如铝硅酸钙和硅酸盐（硅灰石）。