The widespread societal collapse that occurred in the Lower Mureș Basin in the Late Bronze Age following the destruction of mega-sites during the 13 th century BC is largely mirrored in the dwindling number of settlements, prestige goods, and metal finds. The same period is also associated with the spread of Gava pottery. Apparently, the respective pottery style has been subject to thorough investigation; however, ceramic analyses and 14C data are quite scarce. We are publishing here a pottery assemblage from contexts located in the Lower Mureș Basin, where Gava pottery style was discovered. Besides illustrating representative potsherds, we have analyzed their style and added 14C data when available. The results of the study proper and comparative analyses with other assemblages suggest a different perspective from certain approaches to Gava culture as a unitary phenomenon. Starting from the stylistic features of the pottery, we have attempted at offering a regional perspective without overlooking the distinctive characteristics of a much wider area. Moreover, 14C data and previous studies on LBA II pottery enable us to argue that several well-known features of the Gava pottery style can be identified, at least in the Lower Mureș Basin, as early as the 14 th -13 th century BC and even earlier, with some dating back to the 15 th century BC.

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来自下穆列什的青铜时代晚期 GÁVA 陶器

在公元前 13 世纪巨型遗址遭到破坏后，在青铜时代晚期，下穆列什盆地发生了广泛的社会崩溃，这在很大程度上反映在定居点、声望商品和金属发现数量的减少上。同一时期也与加瓦陶器的传播有关。显然，各自的陶器风格都受到了彻底的调查；然而，陶瓷分析和 14C 数据相当稀缺。我们在此发布来自下穆列什盆地的陶器组合，在那里发现了 Gava 陶器风格。除了展示具有代表性的陶片外，我们还分析了它们的风格并在可用时添加了 14C 数据。研究结果正确和与其他组合的比较分析表明，从某些方法将 Gava 文化视为单一现象时存在不同的观点。从陶器的风格特征出发，我们试图在不忽视更广泛地区的独特特征的情况下提供区域视角。此外，14C 数据和以前对 LBA II 陶器的研究使我们能够证明，至少在下穆列什盆地，早在公元前 14 世纪 -13 世纪和甚至更早，有些可以追溯到公元前 15 世纪。