At Stâncești in northern Moldova, Cucuteni-Trypillia potters used dual-chambered updraft kilns that separated combustion from the pottery chamber. Some Cucuteni A wares were fired at 850–900°C. The video argues that this pyrotechnology may also have enabled copper smelting and speculates that female potters were among the first to extract copper. It credits Vinča culture with true metallurgy involving molten, cast metal.
Video argues Stâncești kilns may have enabled copper smelting
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📍 Stancesti
Key facts
- Analysis of pottery from Tărpești in Romania identified recipes using selected clays and crushed pottery as temper.
- Some Cucuteni A pottery samples were fired at 850–900°C.
- Stâncești in northern Moldova contained dual-chambered updraft kilns that separated combustion from the pottery chamber and directed hot gases through channels and openings.
- The video argues that the same pyrotechnology may have enabled copper smelting; this connection is not established by the supplied evidence.
- The video speculates that female potters may have been among the first to extract copper from ore using kilns initially developed for pottery.
- The Carbuna hoard in Moldova contained hundreds of copper objects.
- The video credits Vinča culture with the first true metallurgy involving molten, cast metal.
Sources
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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sfb1266.uni-kiel.de
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