No próximo dia 2 de Dezembro será apresentada a conferência "Experimental insights on pottery interpretation" por Ana Osório, colaboradora do Projeto Outeiro do Circo na área da arqueometria sobre cerâmica.
Esta conferência surge no seguimento do Projeto "You make, I break, we glue. Ethnography and experimental insights on pottery interpretation" ocorrido no Instituto de Arqueologia da Universidade de Coimbra, que também assumiu as funções de entidade organizadora, em Maio de 2013 e que contou com o financiamento da Associação Arqueológica do Algarve e o apoio do CEMUC - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica da Universidade de Coimbra e do CEAUCP - Centro de Estudos Arqueológicos das Universidades de Coimbra e Porto.
A apresentação terá lugar em dois lugares no mesmo dia:
- Museu do Traje (São Brás de Alportel): 15:00
- Convento de São José (Lagoa): 19:15
Resumo:
Tuesday 02 Dec 2014 - Ana Osório - Experimental insights on pottery interpretation
During a research project, supported by an AAA grant, to study the production of patterned burnished pottery from the Late Bronze Age/Iron Age 1 within the SW Iberian peninsular, an experimental approach was undertaken to better understand the material under study. Experimental archaeology is an important tool as it enables the researcher to question and compare earlier results and interpretations and here in the case of pottery, through ‘imitation’ techniques a better understanding of original materials used, methods of production, use and reuse can be achieved.
So, to answer these questions, several tests were carried out – in clay shaping, firing and reuse. Although simple, the results of these experiments provided interesting clues to question earlier interpretations and to give a clearer understanding of the techniques of pottery production used during the Prehistoric period.
Ana is an archaeologist and materials researcher having a PhD from Coimbra University. The subject of her PhD was the study of burnished pottery in S. Iberia from the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. She is also interested in the study of early metal and glass manufacture. Experimental archaeology is also of interest to her and alongside the ‘Projecto Outeiro do Circo’ she organized experimental pottery workshops open to the public and in doing so stressed the relationship between the archaeological record, analytical information, experiments and interpretation. Their work can be seen on http://outeirodocirco.blogspot.pt/
During a research project, supported by an AAA grant, to study the production of patterned burnished pottery from the Late Bronze Age/Iron Age 1 within the SW Iberian peninsular, an experimental approach was undertaken to better understand the material under study. Experimental archaeology is an important tool as it enables the researcher to question and compare earlier results and interpretations and here in the case of pottery, through ‘imitation’ techniques a better understanding of original materials used, methods of production, use and reuse can be achieved.
So, to answer these questions, several tests were carried out – in clay shaping, firing and reuse. Although simple, the results of these experiments provided interesting clues to question earlier interpretations and to give a clearer understanding of the techniques of pottery production used during the Prehistoric period.
Ana is an archaeologist and materials researcher having a PhD from Coimbra University. The subject of her PhD was the study of burnished pottery in S. Iberia from the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. She is also interested in the study of early metal and glass manufacture. Experimental archaeology is also of interest to her and alongside the ‘Projecto Outeiro do Circo’ she organized experimental pottery workshops open to the public and in doing so stressed the relationship between the archaeological record, analytical information, experiments and interpretation. Their work can be seen on http://outeirodocirco.blogspot.pt/
