The Ugly Duckling: Understanding the Making of an Early Copper Age Atypical Ceramic Vessel from the Great Hungarian Plain

IF 0.9 3区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Open Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI:10.1515/opar-2022-0343

Eszter Solnay, Attila Kreiter, Márton Szilágyi

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Abstract

The present study focuses on an Early Copper Age (4500–4000/3900 cal BC) atypical ceramic bowl from Tiszagyenda-Vágott-halom (Eastern Hungary). At first glance, the bowl was strikingly different from the other well-executed, often richly decorated bowls known from the site. Although such vessels can be found sporadically in other Early Copper Age sites, they have never been studied to see exactly how they differ from typical pottery. The aim of the present study is to understand the ideas, intentions, decisions, knowledge, and skills of the potter who made this vessel by reconstructing the chaîne opératoire of the making of the bowl. Technological and stylistic analyses suggest that the atypical pot was probably made by a beginner potter. The stylistic elements (form and decoration) are common in the pottery repertoire of the site and are not considered exceptional, apart from the quality of the execution. The deviation from the usual pottery-making techniques, however, suggests that the potter had probably not acquired all the pottery-making traditions of the community.

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丑小鸭了解匈牙利大平原出土的早期铜器时代非典型陶器的制作过程

本研究的重点是 Tiszagyenda-Vágott-halom（匈牙利东部）出土的一个早期铜器时代（公元前 4500-4000/3900 卡）非典型陶碗。乍一看，这只碗与该遗址出土的其他制作精良、装饰丰富的碗大相径庭。虽然在其他早期铜器时代遗址中也能零星发现此类器皿，但从未有人对它们进行过研究，以了解它们与典型陶器的确切区别。本研究的目的是通过重建该碗的制作过程，了解制作该碗的陶工的想法、意图、决定、知识和技能。技术和风格分析表明，这把非典型壶很可能是由一位初学者制作的。其造型元素（造型和装饰）在该遗址的陶器品种中很常见，除了制作质量外，并无特殊之处。然而，与通常制陶技术的偏差表明，制陶者可能还没有完全掌握该社区的制陶传统。

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Open Archaeology ARCHAEOLOGY-

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1.70

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12.50%

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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.