Looking beyond appearances: a multi-analytical approach on the prehistoric clay weights
| Autor: | Florin Constantin, Bogdan Manea, Mircea Lechintan, Vasile Opriş, Cătălin Lazăr, Gabriel Popescu, Valentin Parnic, Theodor Ignat, Roxana Bugoi, Mădălina Dimache |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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010506 paleontology
Archeology lcsh:Fine Arts X-ray CT scan Chaîne opératoire lcsh:Analytical chemistry Conservation Southern Romania computer.software_genre 01 natural sciences Clay weights Prehistory Multiple time dimensions 0601 history and archaeology Statistical analysis Neolithic 0105 earth and related environmental sciences lcsh:QD71-142 060102 archaeology Experimental archaeology Interpretation (philosophy) 06 humanities and the arts lcsh:N Data mining computer Relevant information |
| Zdroj: | Heritage Science, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-20 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2050-7445 |
| Popis: | In this paper we analyzed a batch of 64 clay weights from three archaeological sites located in Romania (Gumelniţa, Măgura-Jilava, and Sultana) that belong to Kodjadermen-Gumelniţa-Karanovo VI cultural complex (4600–3900 cal. BC). Our approach includes an interdisciplinary investigation based on technological analysis, experimental archaeology, and X-ray CT scans coupled with statistical analysis. This investigation has a high potential to reveal relevant information regarding the technological background (e.g., inclusion, voids, temper, etc.), manufacturing stages (e.g., modeling, shaping, kneading, etc.), or transformation processes (e.g., drying and firing vs. weight and size modification) in order to identify, explain and understand thechaîne operatoirefor this type of artefacts. Moreover, correlation of the results with the experimental archaeology could offer an integrative interpretation about the material culture of past humans and its multiple meanings, but also critical information about the multiple dimensions of manufacture for these objects (e.g., time, effort, physical–chemical processes, etc.). The multi-analytical approach proposed here also includes a comparative study of technological aspects of these clay weights across the three archaeological sites investigated, as well as the experimental replicas. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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