Ceramic paste variation within medieval ceramics from the Lalibela region of Ethiopia and its potential cultural meaning

IF 1.5 2区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY
Selina Han , Patrick Quinn , Tania Tribe , Jacke Phillips , Laurence Smith , Mesfin Getachew Wondim
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This study examines the nature of ceramic paste variability within 86 pottery sherds collected from five Medieval churches and other sites in the Lalibela region of the Ethiopian Highlands and explores its potential cultural meaning. Samples have been analysed macroscopically, petrographically and geochemically, and integrated with 21 previously analysed ceramics to define several distinct compositional groups that are characterised by the use of specific raw materials and technology. The distribution of these groups at the five sites as well as their relationship to the volcanic geology of the study region is used to interpret their production locations, the movement of ceramics, as well as the relative importance of the various sites. The products of multiple distinct workshops appear to be present in the dataset and several of these occur at single sites, perhaps due to the use of the churches by different individuals. The possible use of a single recipe to manufacture ceramics at several sites has also been detected, which may indicate shared technological know-how and potentially the manufacture of ceramics for a special, perhaps ritual purpose.
埃塞俄比亚拉利贝拉地区中世纪陶瓷中的陶瓷浆糊变异及其潜在的文化意义
本研究考察了从埃塞俄比亚高地拉利贝拉地区的五个中世纪教堂和其他地点收集的86块陶器碎片中陶瓷糊状变异性的本质,并探讨了其潜在的文化意义。对样品进行了宏观、岩石学和地球化学分析,并与之前分析过的21种陶瓷相结合,确定了几种不同的成分群,这些成分群的特点是使用了特定的原材料和技术。这些群体在五个遗址的分布,以及它们与研究区域火山地质的关系,被用来解释它们的生产地点,陶瓷的运动,以及各个遗址的相对重要性。数据集中出现了多个不同工作坊的产品,其中一些出现在单个地点,可能是由于不同的人使用教堂。还发现可能在几个地点使用单一配方制造陶瓷,这可能表明共享技术诀窍,可能是为了特殊的,也许是仪式目的而制造陶瓷。
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期刊介绍: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports is aimed at archaeologists and scientists engaged with the application of scientific techniques and methodologies to all areas of archaeology. The journal focuses on the results of the application of scientific methods to archaeological problems and debates. It will provide a forum for reviews and scientific debate of issues in scientific archaeology and their impact in the wider subject. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports will publish papers of excellent archaeological science, with regional or wider interest. This will include case studies, reviews and short papers where an established scientific technique sheds light on archaeological questions and debates.
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