Ceramics are among the most commonly found materials recovered from the archaeological record. Ce... more Ceramics are among the most commonly found materials recovered from the archaeological record. Ceramic objects can provide a variety of information about the life of people in the past. Therefore, archaeologists have at their disposal a variety of (traditional) techniques to study pottery, in order to make inferences about the communities that used the pottery. Recently, analytical methods in the field of ceramic studies, such as residue analysis and microscopic use-wear analysis have developed. In this research, the applicability of use-wear analysis for ceramics is addressed.
The methodology applied to this research integrates both use-wear analysis and experimental archaeology. The archaeological dataset consisted of ceramics from the Iron Age settlements of Mont Lassois and the Heuneburg and experimental vessels. The aim of this study was to create a reference collection for use-wear traces on ceramics and to study whether use-wear observed on the experimental vessels could be related to traces on the archaeological ceramics, in order to infer about ceramic function in the past. Unlike other archaeological materials, use-wear analyses on ceramics has not been widely applied yet (Skibo 2015). Replicas of vessels from Mont Lassois and the Heuneburg have been created at the Material Culture Studies Laboratory at the University of Leiden. A series of experiments was carried out in order to replicate various domestic activities such as food preparation, the storing of pots and cooking. The use-wear traces created during the experiments as well as observed on the archaeological ceramics were analyzed by means of a stereomicroscope. Microscopic pictures were taken of the use-wear traces, and the vessels have been drawn to record the traces, in order to establish a vast reference collection.
In order to get a better understanding of pottery use and the accumulation of wear on vessels, the use-wear traces on the experimental vessels were compared to the archaeological material from Mont Lassois and the Heuneburg. It was determined that similar use-wear traces could be observed both on the experimental as well as on the archaeological material.
Use-wear analysis can provide more detailed information about the actual use of pottery in the past. Therefore, an important step in the chaîne opératoire, or life biography, of pottery can be studied. To conclude, in a multidisciplinary research use-wear analysis can greatly add to existing analytical methods, providing specific information on the handling of vessels and their corresponding gestures.
Pots and Practices: An experimental and microwear approach to Early Iron Age vessel biographies, 2020
This third volume of the BEFIM series addresses the life history of vessels from the Early Celtic... more This third volume of the BEFIM series addresses the life history of vessels from the Early Celtic hillfort settlements of Heuneburg and Vix-Mont Lassois, from a detailed examination of the manufacturing process to the use and modifications of the final products. Pivotal was an extensive experimental program of dozens of experiments directed at a better understanding of the way this pottery was made and used.
The participation of an experienced potter allowed us to reproduce exact replicas of the different wares and explore in detail the traces of production and the effect of temper, baking temperature and so forth on the development of production traces and wear. Especially variations in the temper material, like the frequently observed addition of calcite in the archaeological pottery, strongly affected the characteristics of the use wear traces that subsequently developed from the preparation of different products (grape wine, honey wine, different kinds of porridge etc.).
The effect of alcohol production, including fermentation, on the pottery was also explored. We also tested the effect of different gestures of preparing food and drink (mixing, stirring, pounding), different ways of storage and handling, and the manner of consumption like decanting using various kinds of utensils.
The traces we observed on the experimental vessels, using an integrated low and high power approach, formed the basis for our interpretation of the archaeological wares from the Heuneburg and Vix-Mont Lassois. Our data on the life history of the pottery added to a more detailed insight into foodways, including drinking habits, of the Early Celtic communities of Central Europe. This book presents in detail the experimental program and the archaeological observations.
Opgraving variant archeologische begeleiding Oude stadhuis, Markt 1 te Harderwijk, 2020
Het onderzoek naar het ontstaan van Harderwijk staat in een lange traditie, waarbij verschillende... more Het onderzoek naar het ontstaan van Harderwijk staat in een lange traditie, waarbij verschillende theorieën zijn geformuleerd over de locatie van de vroegste nederzetting, de ontwikkeling van de stad binnen de stadsgrenzen en de datering. Archeologisch onderzoek heeft opgeleverd dat de oudste, stenen, bewoning wordt gedateerd in het midden van de 13e eeuw. Een akkerlaag die op meer plaatsen in de Harderwijkse ondergrond is waargenomen dateert uit vroegere periode. Op basis van vondsten gaat het daarbij om een datering eind 12e naar de 13e eeuw. Op het onderste ontgravingsniveau van de begeleiding zijn in werkput 1 verschillende paalkuilen, kuilen en een waterput aangetroffen in de top van de C-horizont (dekzand) op een diepte van 1,1 tot 1,2 m +NAP. Op basis van het aardewerk en een 14C-datering kunnen deze sporen worden geplaatst halverwege de 13e eeuw (1212-1271 n.Chr.). De sporen liggen onder een oud cultuurdek dat op basis van het hierin gevonden aardewerk kan worden gedateerd Volle-Middeleeuwen en mogelijk zelfs aan het eind van de Vroege-Middeleeuwen. Uit de (paal)kuilen is geen structuur te herleiden, maar de aanwezigheid van een waterput geeft aan dat bewoning in de directe omgeving heeft plaatsgevonden. Dit geeft aan dat we hier, zoals reeds verwacht, in een van de oudst bewoonde delen van Harderwijk zitten.
Bij het onderzoek is een cultuurlaag gevonden die zich vanaf het zuiden van het onderzoeksgebied ... more Bij het onderzoek is een cultuurlaag gevonden die zich vanaf het zuiden van het onderzoeksgebied tot aan de kop van de kreekrug uitstrekt. Tegen de rand van de kreekrug aan raakt deze cultuurlaag het vlak, waar het is gedocumenteerd als depressie (spoor 4). Deze cultuurlaag, laag 5030, bestaat uit bruingrijze klei met hierin houtskool. In deze laag en in de depressie is aardewerk gevonden dat dateert uit de periode late ijzertijd - vroeg- Romeinse tijd. De grootte van de scherven en het gebrek aan verwering geeft aan dat hier geen sprake is van verploegd materiaal, maar wellicht van afval van bewoning. Gezien het ontbreken van archeologische sporen is niet op deze locatie gewoond. De aanwezigheid van het vondstmateriaal in de cultuurlaag kan aangeven dat de bijbehorende nederzetting zich niet heel ver van deze locatie bevond
Ceramics are among the most commonly found materials recovered from the archaeological record. Ce... more Ceramics are among the most commonly found materials recovered from the archaeological record. Ceramic objects can provide a variety of information about the life of people in the past. Therefore, archaeologists have at their disposal a variety of (traditional) techniques to study pottery, in order to make inferences about the communities that used the pottery. Recently, analytical methods in the field of ceramic studies, such as residue analysis and microscopic use-wear analysis have developed. In this research, the applicability of use-wear analysis for ceramics is addressed.
The methodology applied to this research integrates both use-wear analysis and experimental archaeology. The archaeological dataset consisted of ceramics from the Iron Age settlements of Mont Lassois and the Heuneburg and experimental vessels. The aim of this study was to create a reference collection for use-wear traces on ceramics and to study whether use-wear observed on the experimental vessels could be related to traces on the archaeological ceramics, in order to infer about ceramic function in the past. Unlike other archaeological materials, use-wear analyses on ceramics has not been widely applied yet (Skibo 2015). Replicas of vessels from Mont Lassois and the Heuneburg have been created at the Material Culture Studies Laboratory at the University of Leiden. A series of experiments was carried out in order to replicate various domestic activities such as food preparation, the storing of pots and cooking. The use-wear traces created during the experiments as well as observed on the archaeological ceramics were analyzed by means of a stereomicroscope. Microscopic pictures were taken of the use-wear traces, and the vessels have been drawn to record the traces, in order to establish a vast reference collection.
In order to get a better understanding of pottery use and the accumulation of wear on vessels, the use-wear traces on the experimental vessels were compared to the archaeological material from Mont Lassois and the Heuneburg. It was determined that similar use-wear traces could be observed both on the experimental as well as on the archaeological material.
Use-wear analysis can provide more detailed information about the actual use of pottery in the past. Therefore, an important step in the chaîne opératoire, or life biography, of pottery can be studied. To conclude, in a multidisciplinary research use-wear analysis can greatly add to existing analytical methods, providing specific information on the handling of vessels and their corresponding gestures.
Pots and Practices: An experimental and microwear approach to Early Iron Age vessel biographies, 2020
This third volume of the BEFIM series addresses the life history of vessels from the Early Celtic... more This third volume of the BEFIM series addresses the life history of vessels from the Early Celtic hillfort settlements of Heuneburg and Vix-Mont Lassois, from a detailed examination of the manufacturing process to the use and modifications of the final products. Pivotal was an extensive experimental program of dozens of experiments directed at a better understanding of the way this pottery was made and used.
The participation of an experienced potter allowed us to reproduce exact replicas of the different wares and explore in detail the traces of production and the effect of temper, baking temperature and so forth on the development of production traces and wear. Especially variations in the temper material, like the frequently observed addition of calcite in the archaeological pottery, strongly affected the characteristics of the use wear traces that subsequently developed from the preparation of different products (grape wine, honey wine, different kinds of porridge etc.).
The effect of alcohol production, including fermentation, on the pottery was also explored. We also tested the effect of different gestures of preparing food and drink (mixing, stirring, pounding), different ways of storage and handling, and the manner of consumption like decanting using various kinds of utensils.
The traces we observed on the experimental vessels, using an integrated low and high power approach, formed the basis for our interpretation of the archaeological wares from the Heuneburg and Vix-Mont Lassois. Our data on the life history of the pottery added to a more detailed insight into foodways, including drinking habits, of the Early Celtic communities of Central Europe. This book presents in detail the experimental program and the archaeological observations.
Opgraving variant archeologische begeleiding Oude stadhuis, Markt 1 te Harderwijk, 2020
Het onderzoek naar het ontstaan van Harderwijk staat in een lange traditie, waarbij verschillende... more Het onderzoek naar het ontstaan van Harderwijk staat in een lange traditie, waarbij verschillende theorieën zijn geformuleerd over de locatie van de vroegste nederzetting, de ontwikkeling van de stad binnen de stadsgrenzen en de datering. Archeologisch onderzoek heeft opgeleverd dat de oudste, stenen, bewoning wordt gedateerd in het midden van de 13e eeuw. Een akkerlaag die op meer plaatsen in de Harderwijkse ondergrond is waargenomen dateert uit vroegere periode. Op basis van vondsten gaat het daarbij om een datering eind 12e naar de 13e eeuw. Op het onderste ontgravingsniveau van de begeleiding zijn in werkput 1 verschillende paalkuilen, kuilen en een waterput aangetroffen in de top van de C-horizont (dekzand) op een diepte van 1,1 tot 1,2 m +NAP. Op basis van het aardewerk en een 14C-datering kunnen deze sporen worden geplaatst halverwege de 13e eeuw (1212-1271 n.Chr.). De sporen liggen onder een oud cultuurdek dat op basis van het hierin gevonden aardewerk kan worden gedateerd Volle-Middeleeuwen en mogelijk zelfs aan het eind van de Vroege-Middeleeuwen. Uit de (paal)kuilen is geen structuur te herleiden, maar de aanwezigheid van een waterput geeft aan dat bewoning in de directe omgeving heeft plaatsgevonden. Dit geeft aan dat we hier, zoals reeds verwacht, in een van de oudst bewoonde delen van Harderwijk zitten.
Bij het onderzoek is een cultuurlaag gevonden die zich vanaf het zuiden van het onderzoeksgebied ... more Bij het onderzoek is een cultuurlaag gevonden die zich vanaf het zuiden van het onderzoeksgebied tot aan de kop van de kreekrug uitstrekt. Tegen de rand van de kreekrug aan raakt deze cultuurlaag het vlak, waar het is gedocumenteerd als depressie (spoor 4). Deze cultuurlaag, laag 5030, bestaat uit bruingrijze klei met hierin houtskool. In deze laag en in de depressie is aardewerk gevonden dat dateert uit de periode late ijzertijd - vroeg- Romeinse tijd. De grootte van de scherven en het gebrek aan verwering geeft aan dat hier geen sprake is van verploegd materiaal, maar wellicht van afval van bewoning. Gezien het ontbreken van archeologische sporen is niet op deze locatie gewoond. De aanwezigheid van het vondstmateriaal in de cultuurlaag kan aangeven dat de bijbehorende nederzetting zich niet heel ver van deze locatie bevond
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The methodology applied to this research integrates both use-wear analysis and experimental archaeology. The archaeological dataset consisted of ceramics from the Iron Age settlements of Mont Lassois and the Heuneburg and experimental vessels. The aim of this study was to create a reference collection for use-wear traces on ceramics and to study whether use-wear observed on the experimental vessels could be related to traces on the archaeological ceramics, in order to infer about ceramic function in the past. Unlike other archaeological materials, use-wear analyses on ceramics has not been widely applied yet (Skibo 2015). Replicas of vessels from Mont Lassois and the Heuneburg have been created at the Material Culture Studies Laboratory at the University of Leiden. A series of experiments was carried out in order to replicate various domestic activities such as food preparation, the storing of pots and cooking. The use-wear traces created during the experiments as well as observed on the archaeological ceramics were analyzed by means of a stereomicroscope. Microscopic pictures were taken of the use-wear traces, and the vessels have been drawn to record the traces, in order to establish a vast reference collection.
In order to get a better understanding of pottery use and the accumulation of wear on vessels, the use-wear traces on the experimental vessels were compared to the archaeological material from Mont Lassois and the Heuneburg. It was determined that similar use-wear traces could be observed both on the experimental as well as on the archaeological material.
Use-wear analysis can provide more detailed information about the actual use of pottery in the past. Therefore, an important step in the chaîne opératoire, or life biography, of pottery can be studied. To conclude, in a multidisciplinary research use-wear analysis can greatly add to existing analytical methods, providing specific information on the handling of vessels and their corresponding gestures.
The participation of an experienced potter allowed us to reproduce exact replicas of the different wares and explore in detail the traces of production and the effect of temper, baking temperature and so forth on the development of production traces and wear. Especially variations in the temper material, like the frequently observed addition of calcite in the archaeological pottery, strongly affected the characteristics of the use wear traces that subsequently developed from the preparation of different products (grape wine, honey wine, different kinds of porridge etc.).
The effect of alcohol production, including fermentation, on the pottery was also explored. We also tested the effect of different gestures of preparing food and drink (mixing, stirring, pounding), different ways of storage and handling, and the manner of consumption like decanting using various kinds of utensils.
The traces we observed on the experimental vessels, using an integrated low and high power approach, formed the basis for our interpretation of the archaeological wares from the Heuneburg and Vix-Mont Lassois. Our data on the life history of the pottery added to a more detailed insight into foodways, including drinking habits, of the Early Celtic communities of Central Europe. This book presents in detail the experimental program and the archaeological observations.
Read online or buy at: https://www.sidestone.com/books/pots-and-practices
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vondsten gaat het daarbij om een datering eind 12e naar de 13e eeuw. Op het onderste ontgravingsniveau van de begeleiding zijn in werkput 1 verschillende paalkuilen, kuilen en een waterput aangetroffen in de top van de C-horizont (dekzand) op een diepte van 1,1 tot 1,2 m +NAP.
Op basis van het aardewerk en een 14C-datering kunnen deze sporen worden geplaatst halverwege de 13e eeuw (1212-1271 n.Chr.). De sporen liggen onder een oud cultuurdek dat op basis van het hierin gevonden aardewerk kan worden gedateerd Volle-Middeleeuwen en mogelijk zelfs aan het eind van de Vroege-Middeleeuwen. Uit de (paal)kuilen is geen structuur te herleiden, maar de aanwezigheid van een waterput geeft aan dat bewoning in de directe omgeving heeft plaatsgevonden. Dit geeft aan dat we hier, zoals reeds verwacht, in een van de oudst bewoonde delen van Harderwijk zitten.
The methodology applied to this research integrates both use-wear analysis and experimental archaeology. The archaeological dataset consisted of ceramics from the Iron Age settlements of Mont Lassois and the Heuneburg and experimental vessels. The aim of this study was to create a reference collection for use-wear traces on ceramics and to study whether use-wear observed on the experimental vessels could be related to traces on the archaeological ceramics, in order to infer about ceramic function in the past. Unlike other archaeological materials, use-wear analyses on ceramics has not been widely applied yet (Skibo 2015). Replicas of vessels from Mont Lassois and the Heuneburg have been created at the Material Culture Studies Laboratory at the University of Leiden. A series of experiments was carried out in order to replicate various domestic activities such as food preparation, the storing of pots and cooking. The use-wear traces created during the experiments as well as observed on the archaeological ceramics were analyzed by means of a stereomicroscope. Microscopic pictures were taken of the use-wear traces, and the vessels have been drawn to record the traces, in order to establish a vast reference collection.
In order to get a better understanding of pottery use and the accumulation of wear on vessels, the use-wear traces on the experimental vessels were compared to the archaeological material from Mont Lassois and the Heuneburg. It was determined that similar use-wear traces could be observed both on the experimental as well as on the archaeological material.
Use-wear analysis can provide more detailed information about the actual use of pottery in the past. Therefore, an important step in the chaîne opératoire, or life biography, of pottery can be studied. To conclude, in a multidisciplinary research use-wear analysis can greatly add to existing analytical methods, providing specific information on the handling of vessels and their corresponding gestures.
The participation of an experienced potter allowed us to reproduce exact replicas of the different wares and explore in detail the traces of production and the effect of temper, baking temperature and so forth on the development of production traces and wear. Especially variations in the temper material, like the frequently observed addition of calcite in the archaeological pottery, strongly affected the characteristics of the use wear traces that subsequently developed from the preparation of different products (grape wine, honey wine, different kinds of porridge etc.).
The effect of alcohol production, including fermentation, on the pottery was also explored. We also tested the effect of different gestures of preparing food and drink (mixing, stirring, pounding), different ways of storage and handling, and the manner of consumption like decanting using various kinds of utensils.
The traces we observed on the experimental vessels, using an integrated low and high power approach, formed the basis for our interpretation of the archaeological wares from the Heuneburg and Vix-Mont Lassois. Our data on the life history of the pottery added to a more detailed insight into foodways, including drinking habits, of the Early Celtic communities of Central Europe. This book presents in detail the experimental program and the archaeological observations.
Read online or buy at: https://www.sidestone.com/books/pots-and-practices
vondsten gaat het daarbij om een datering eind 12e naar de 13e eeuw. Op het onderste ontgravingsniveau van de begeleiding zijn in werkput 1 verschillende paalkuilen, kuilen en een waterput aangetroffen in de top van de C-horizont (dekzand) op een diepte van 1,1 tot 1,2 m +NAP.
Op basis van het aardewerk en een 14C-datering kunnen deze sporen worden geplaatst halverwege de 13e eeuw (1212-1271 n.Chr.). De sporen liggen onder een oud cultuurdek dat op basis van het hierin gevonden aardewerk kan worden gedateerd Volle-Middeleeuwen en mogelijk zelfs aan het eind van de Vroege-Middeleeuwen. Uit de (paal)kuilen is geen structuur te herleiden, maar de aanwezigheid van een waterput geeft aan dat bewoning in de directe omgeving heeft plaatsgevonden. Dit geeft aan dat we hier, zoals reeds verwacht, in een van de oudst bewoonde delen van Harderwijk zitten.