The Social Landscape of Potteries: Refined Earthenwares at Pottersville, South Carolina

Q1 Arts and Humanities

Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage Pub Date : 2017-09-02 DOI:10.1080/21619441.2017.1385971

Zev A. Cossin

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ABSTRACT This article provides an analysis of refined earthenwares uncovered in the Pottersville kiln site and associated work areas in Edgefield, SC, during excavations in 2011 and 2013. Past ceramic studies have largely focused on the significance of alkaline-glazed stoneware produced in the Edgefield Pottery District. Refined earthenwares in the Pottersville work areas represented a small percentage of the total ceramic assemblage. Yet, they prompt a variety of social, political, and economic questions. What does the presence of these European wares across work areas indicate about social landscapes and daily experiences? Given the pottery owner’s initial desire to manufacture refined earthenware, and his unionist (American protectionist) political allegiances, how do such imported goods relate to national identity issues in the decades before the Civil War? Lastly, data from makers’ marks helps to situate Pottersville within broader market networks and political currents during a period of intensifying global realignments.

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陶器的社会景观:南卡罗来纳州波特斯维尔的精致陶器

摘要本文分析了2011年和2013年在南卡罗来纳州埃奇菲尔德的Pottersville窑址和相关工作区发掘的精制陶器。过去的陶瓷研究主要集中在埃奇菲尔德陶器区生产的碱性釉面陶器的意义上。Pottersville工作区的精制陶器只占整个陶瓷组合的一小部分。然而，它们引发了各种各样的社会、政治和经济问题。这些欧洲商品在各个工作领域的存在表明了社会景观和日常体验的什么？考虑到陶器所有者最初想要制造精制陶器，以及他对统一主义（美国保护主义）政治的忠诚，这些进口商品与内战前几十年的国家身份问题有何关系？最后，来自制造商标志的数据有助于在全球重组加剧的时期，将Pottersville置于更广泛的市场网络和政治潮流中。

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Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage Arts and Humanities-History

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期刊介绍： Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage provides a focal point for peer-reviewed publications in interdisciplinary studies in archaeology, history, material culture, and heritage dynamics concerning African descendant populations and cultures across the globe. The Journal invites articles on broad topics, including the historical processes of culture, economics, gender, power, and racialization operating within and upon African descendant communities. We seek to engage scholarly, professional, and community perspectives on the social dynamics and historical legacies of African descendant cultures and communities worldwide. The Journal publishes research articles and essays that review developments in these interdisciplinary fields.