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Posljednjih nekoliko desetljeća arheologija soli se razvila u dinamično istraživačko područje koje je usmjereno na proučavanje različitih arheoloških, povijesnih i etnografskih podataka koji svjedoče o metodama eksploatacije slanih resursa, praksama konzumacije i društvene uloge soli u prošlosti. U arheološkom pogledu, proučavanje soli vrlo je komplicirano s obzirom da se sol vrlo rijetko sačuva u arheološkom kontekstu. Pojava slanih ležišta u tekućem stanju zahtijevala je dodatan proces prirodne ili prisilne evaporacije koji je omogućavao stvaranje potpuno kristaliziranog slanog produkta. Postupak prisilnog isušivanja temelji se na upotrebi karakterističnih predmeta – podupirača, struktura i spremnika izrađenim od pečene gline koji su pod zajedničkim nazivom poznati kao briquetage (briketaž). Usprkos tradicionalnom mišljenju da se briketaž pojavljuje isključivo u kontinentalnom okružju, gdje postoje brojni slani izvori, recentni nalazi s mediteranskih obala pokazuju da je ista tehnologija mogla biti jednako produktivna i na onim područjima za koje se smatra da su sol primarno i tradicionalno dobivala solarnim isušivanjem. Među spomenuta mjesta odsad se mogu pridodati i nalazišta na istočnoj jadranskoj obali, u podvelebitskom primorju, gdje obilna arheološka građa svjedoči o intenzivnoj regionalnoj proizvodnji soli u kasnoj prapovijesti. Karakteristična koncentracija, gustoća i količina proizvodnog otpada ukazali su na postojanje proizvodnih središta čije je mjesto u zanatskom krajoliku pažljivo odabrano temeljem brojnih preduvjeta. Briketaž se sastoji od dvije osnovne kategorije: podupirači i recipijenti za prosušivanje, a njihova iscrpna tipološka, tehnološka i funkcionalna analiza pokazala je specifične karakteristike po kojima se jasno razlikuju od druge svakodnevne prapovijesne keramike. Tehnološki aspekti velebitske proizvodnje soli mogu se pravilno razmotriti pomoću lanca operacija razlikujući pet faza koje su međusobno povezane i u interakciji su s društvenim kontekstom u kojem su se odvijale. Standardizacija alata i produkata važan je dokaz o društvenoj organizaciji proizvodnje kao specijaliziranog zanata koji je na primjeru podvelebitske proizvodnje soli analiziran pomoću četiri osnovna parametra: konteksta, koncentracije, stupnja i intenziteta. Gledajući u cjelini, arheološki nalazi impliciraju istaknuto značenje proizvodnje, konzumacije i uloge soli u društveno-ekonomskim aspektima prapovijesnih zajednica Velebita. The archaeology of salt in Europe has been rapidly developing as a dynamic and innovative research field focused on the study of various archaeological, historical and ethnographic data that testify to the methods of exploitation of salt resources, consumption practices and socioecenomic role of salt in past societies. From an archaeological point of view, the study of salt is very complicated, considering that salt is very rarely preserved in archaeological context. The appearance of salt deposits in a liquid form (sea or spring water) required a process of natural or artificial evaporation for making a crystallized product. The process of artificial evaporation is based on the use of characteristic objects - ceramic pedestrals and containers, generally known as briquetage. Recent finds from Mediterannean coasts of France, Spain anf Italy have produced evidence that briquetage techniques have not been exclusively limited to continental environments. Hitherto unkown sites on Velebit littoral, a part of the eastern Adriatic coast beneath the long coastal range of Velebit mountain, provide additional arguments in that direction. Abundant archaeological record suggests the intensive regional salt-production in late prehistory. The characteristic concentration, density and amount of production waste indicates the location of production centers whose spatial pattern in craft landscape was defined by different factors. Velebit briquetage consists of two basic categories: pedestals and clay containers. Typological, technological and functional analysis has shown specific characteristics that make them clearly different from other prehistoric ceramics. The technological aspects of Velebit salt production can be properly considered by chaîne opératoire consisting of five phases. The standardization of tools and products indicates specialised production, which was analysed using four basic parameters: context, concentration, scale and intensity.

Este artículo presenta nuevas evidencias de especialización artesanal en el Coclé prehispánico a través de un conjunto de platos encontrados en Sitio Conte (PN-5) durante la primera mitad del siglo XX. Los análisis de variabilidad muestran una uniformidad similar entre los platos de Sitio Conte y las cerámicas coetáneas del vecino yacimiento de El Caño (NA-20), que fue interpretada como prueba indirecta de especialización artesanal en la zona. Los resultados de los análisis estadísticos de ambos conjuntos cerámicos evidencian una homogeneidad en las medias de las dimensiones de los recipientes que podría sustentar la hipótesis de que fueron los mismos artesanos quienes participaron en su manufactura. ENGLISH: New Evidence of Craft Specialization in the Chiefdoms of Río Grande, Panama (AD 780–1000). This paper presents new evidence of craft specialization in pre-Hispanic Coclé through a set of plates found at Sitio Conte (PN-5) in the first half of the 20th century. The variability analyses show a similar uniformity between the plates from Sitio Conte and the coetaneous pottery from the neighboring site of El Caño (NA-20), which was interpreted as an indirect evidence of craft specialization in the area. The results of the statistical analyses of both ceramic assemblages show a homogeneity in the mean dimensions of the vessels, which could support the hypothesis that the same artisans participated in their manufacture.

Este art��culo presenta nuevas evidencias de especializaci��n artesanal en el Cocl�� prehisp��nico a trav��s de un conjunto de platos encontrados en Sitio Conte (PN-5) durante la primera mitad del siglo XX. Los an��lisis de variabilidad muestran una uniformidad similar entre los platos de Sitio Conte y las cer��micas coet��neas del vecino yacimiento de El Ca��o (NA-20), que fue interpretada como prueba indirecta de especializaci��n artesanal en la zona. Los resultados de los an��lisis estad��sticos de ambos conjuntos cer��micos evidencian una homogeneidad en las medias de las dimensiones de los recipientes que podr��a sustentar la hip��tesis de que fueron los mismos artesanos quienes participaron en su manufactura. ENGLISH: New Evidence of Craft Specialization in the Chiefdoms of R��o Grande, Panama (AD 780���1000). This paper presents new evidence of craft specialization in pre-Hispanic Cocl�� through a set of plates found at Sitio Conte (PN-5) in the first half of the 20th century. The variability analyses show a similar uniformity between the plates from Sitio Conte and the coetaneous pottery from the neighboring site of El Ca��o (NA-20), which was interpreted as an indirect evidence of craft specialization in the area. The results of the statistical analyses of both ceramic assemblages show a homogeneity in the mean dimensions of the vessels, which could support the hypothesis that the same artisans participated in their manufacture.