Materiality of Plaster Vessels: The Problem of Southwest Asian Neolithic White Ware

IF 0.9 3区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY
Bonnie Nilhamn
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Abstract

The study of plaster vessels, white ware, from the Late Neolithic Southwest Asia (7000–5000 cal BC) is an untapped source that can provide us with valuable insights into the earliest development of pyrotechnology and Neolithic society. This plaster material is not well known and has not been involved in many studies. Using a symmetrical approach for the case study of plaster ware at Tell Sabi Abyad in Upper Mesopotamia, this article argues that it is crucial to acknowledge materiality in the study of these vessels. The ware resembles pottery in shape, typology, and basic function but is far from it material-wise and in its chaîne opératoire. The material plaster is also often misunderstood and associated primarily with architecture. Therefore, plaster ware stands at the crossroads between being observed as a copy of ceramics and being recognized as portable architecture. This article calls for an interdisciplinary approach, balancing the exact sciences of archaeometry and the theory of materiality. It will also address problems concerning terminology; it proposes replacing the term white ware with “plaster ware” as the most appropriate title for this ware because it can be better understood by a wider audience outside the discipline.
石膏容器的物质性:西南亚新石器时代的白陶问题
对西南亚新石器时代晚期(公元前 7000-5000 年)的石膏器皿(白器)的研究是一个尚未开发的资料来源,它可以为我们了解火法技术和新石器时代社会的早期发展提供宝贵的资料。这种石膏材料并不为人所知,参与研究的人也不多。本文采用对称的方法对上美索不达米亚 Tell Sabi Abyad 的石膏器皿进行了个案研究,认为在研究这些器皿时,承认物质性是至关重要的。这些器皿在形状、类型和基本功能上与陶器相似,但在材料和操作方式上却相去甚远。石膏材料也经常被误解,主要与建筑有关。因此,石膏器皿处于被视为陶瓷复制品和被视为可移动建筑的十字路口。本文呼吁采用跨学科的方法,平衡考古计量学的精确科学和物质性理论。文章还将讨论术语问题;文章建议用 "石膏器皿 "取代 "白色器皿 "一词,因为 "石膏器皿 "是最适合这种器皿的称谓,可以更好地为本学科以外的广大读者所理解。
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Open Archaeology
Open Archaeology ARCHAEOLOGY-
CiteScore
1.70
自引率
12.50%
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38
审稿时长
10 weeks
期刊介绍: Open Archaeology is a forum of novel approaches to archaeological theory, methodology and practice, and an international medium for the dissemination of research data and interdisciplinary projects. Scope of the journal includes, but is not restricted to: World Archaeology - discoveries and research Archaeological science Theory and interpretation in archaeology Archaeological heritage preservation and management.
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