Application of electron microprobe analysis to identify the origin of ancient pottery production from the Castillo de Huarmey,Peru

A vast amount of ceramics (among other grave goods) were recovered from Castillo de Huarmey, a Wari culture (650–1050 ce ) archaeological site on the north coast of Peru. In order to assess ceramic production area(s) and possible trade, political or cultural interactions with other regions, and to complement earlier petrographic analysis, electron microprobe analysis (EMPA) was conducted following a rarely used methodology in archaeology. The chemical composition of individual minerals in ceramics and sediments samples from the Huarmey Valley was obtained, focusing mainly on amphiboles, feldspars and pyroxenes. The results of the analyses clearly indicate that the majority of the ceramic analysed was made of raw material of local origin.     

Advances in Ceramic Ethnoarchaeology

Ceramic ethnoarchaeology has developed considerably since Kramer's (Kramer, 1985, Annual Review of Anthropology 14: 77–102) review. More sophisticated readings of social theory and analyses that consider multiple variables and levels of variability have led to better understandings of social boundaries. Perceptions of ceramic change are becoming increasingly sophisticated, thanks to more long-term projects as well as research that takes advantage of new opportunities, including historic collections and nontraditional settings. The newly developing ethnoarchaeology is contributing to general anthropological understandings of material culture and society.     

Materializing Identities: An African Perspective

Archaeological approaches to social boundaries are currently emphasizing the dynamic nature of processes thought which individuals construct, maintain, and negotiate their identity. Although the integration of such concepts has led to a more accurate reconstruction of past social boundaries, it has also revealed a need for more sophisticated ways of interpreting material culture. This paper is a step in that direction. Focusing on pottery chaînes opératoires and addressing questions about the salience and scale of particular behaviors, I seek to develop general propositions regarding the relationships between technological styles and aspects of social identity. To that end, I compare African pottery techniques at a subcontinental level and see whether there are recurrent patterns in their distribution and whether these can be related to specific social boundaries or historical processes of group formation.     

Discontinuing Traditions: Using Historically Informed Ethnoarchaeology in the Study of Evros Ceramics

Ethnoarchaeological studies of pottery primarily focus on the ethnographic present, often disregarding the role of history in the production of material culture. This paper integrates information from historical sources and ethnographic interviews to better understand stylistic ceramic change. Beginning in the 1920s, undecorated pots largely replaced decorated pottery in the region of Evros, Greece. I argue that historically informed ethnoarchaeology provides the key to documenting and understanding the concomitant changes in the social context of pottery production and consumption and the distribution of material culture.     

再论大汶口文化的陶刻

关于大汶口文化中出现的陶刻符号,就其意义问题,曾引起学术界的热烈争论。从 60年代首次发现于大汶口文化遗址以来,一直没有间断对这一课题的研究。本文通过相关文化的区域特征和刻划符号出土的背景资料,阐明大汶口文化的刻符,并非具有文字的意义,应该与原始宗教有着密切的关系。     

三门峡彩绘陶器保护浅析

在中华民族的文明史上,陶器是先民们遗留下来的最宝贵的财富之一。陶器的制作经过长期的发展,不同时期、不同地域的器物无论造型、装饰等,都具有各自的特点。彩绘陶器的出现则把陶器的装饰工艺推倒了一个新的高度。 三门峡出土的彩绘陶器主要是战国、汉唐及宋代的实物,到目前为止,累计有近百件。其特点是在烧好的陶器（陶胎的火候一般较高）上,用红、黄、白、黑等矿物颜料绘出多种装饰图案。虽然用色仅有几种,但由于对色料的运用及图案的设计比较协调和自然,产生了强烈的艺术效果,是研究历史文化不可多得的实物资料。但是,这些彩…     

山东新石器时代早期考古新收获

山东地区的史前考古工作,始于1930年举世闻名的章丘市龙山镇城子崖龙山文化遗址的发掘.至80年代末期止,经过近60年的艰难探索,几经高潮,逐步建立了距今7300年至2200年左右,前后承袭、持续不断的北辛文化、大汶口文化、龙山文化、岳石文化和齐鲁文化的考古学文化发展谱系,表明……     

PVAc和PVB改性硅溶胶加固保护陶质文物的研究

为加固保护陶质物,用以硅溶胶为主体,PVAc(白乳胶）和PVB（聚乙烯醇缩丁醛）对其共混改性制成的无机－有机复合材料作为陶质物的增强保护材料,用最佳材料配方（硅溶胶30％－50％、PVAc20％－40％、PVB0．5％－1％）,在常温,常压下通过浸泡工艺对古陶片进行浸渗处理,结果表明：处理后陶片的吸水率由原来的14．74％下降到5．06%,耐酸度由原来的95．53％提高到98．73％,耐碱度由原来的97．61％提高到99．34％,抗压强度提高47．09％,抗折强度提高107．9％,同时不影响陶片的外观,该材料制备简单,使用方便（浸、涂、喷均可）,价格低廉,水作溶剂,无毒无害,把它作为陶质物的增强保护材料是目前最佳的选择,具有一定的社会效益和经济效益。     

河南南阳市东关晋墓发掘简报

2001年4月,南阳市文物考古研究所在南阳市东关发掘晋墓一座。该墓为砖石混合结构,有画像3幅,出土器物有各式陶俑、陶磨、猪圈、井等。墓葬形制及出土物具有中原地区西晋晚期的基本特征。它为豫西南地区晋墓的研究提供了实物资料。     

唐代渤海国釉陶器的类型及相关问题探讨

文章介绍了唐代渤海国遗址和墓葬中出土的釉陶器的类型及特征,并将其与中原唐三彩中的同类器物进行比较,进而论述了渤海国釉陶器的等级、渊源等问题。