The Earliest Pottery from the Ludza Area: New Narva Ware Finds in Eastern Latvia

Kerkko Nordqvist; Aija Macāne; Irina Khrustaleva; Aivar Kriiska

doi:10.22364/lviz.123.02

The Earliest Pottery from the Ludza Area: New Narva Ware Finds in Eastern Latvia

Kerkko Nordqvist
, Aija Macāne
, Irina Khrustaleva
, Aivar Kriiska

Institute of Latvian History

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Abstract

Early pottery in Latvia is usually discussed with a focus on Lake Lubāns area in the eastern part of the country. This article presents another regional group of Narva Ware finds from Kreiči, Jurizdika I-II, Kubulova, and Ķīšukalns (Šelupinki) sites in the vicinity of Lake Lielais Ludza. This small amount of material (22 sherds in total) corresponds to the technological and morphological characteristics of the Narva Ware, expands the regional view of the Narva stage in Latvia, and enables future discussions in the wider eastern Baltic context. Following the dates and chronologies in the neighbouring areas (mainly Estonia), a timeframe of 5500-3900 BCE is suggested for Narva Ware production in Latvia as well

Translated title of the contribution	AGRĀKĀ KERAMIKA LUDZAS APKAIMĒ: JAUNI NARVAS KERAMIKAS ATRADUMI AUSTRUMLATVIJĀ
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	14-33
Journal	Journal of the Institute of Latvian History
Volume	1
Issue number	123
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22364/lviz.123.02
Publication status	Published - 2025

OECD Field of Science

6.1 History and Archaeology

Keywords

Lake Lielais Ludza
Narva Ware
Stone Age
eastern Latvia

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