Early Bronze Age British Funerary Vessels: similarities and differences in manufacturing techniques and the socio-cultural implications.

早期青铜时代的英国殡葬容器：制造技术和社会文化影响的异同。

• 批准号: 1783788
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-1783788
• 关键词: Early; Bronze; Age; British; Funerary

Undertaking of research into the manufacture of ceramic funerary vessels of the Early Bronze Age (EBA) in Britain (c.2400-1500 BC). Funerary vessels represent one of the most common and most important sources of information about ritual and social practices and identities during this period. The vessels will be studied in far greater depth than previously attempted by supplementing macroscopic examination with the methods or archaeological science and experimental archaeology. The project will involve working directly with the rich archaeological material in the collections of the British Museum.Past ceramic studies have been mainly concerned with documenting and studying the finished form of vessels rather than the production process from the perspective of the potter (i.e. the 'chaine operatoire'). These past studies also perceived clear distinctions between 'traditions' and 'types' that recent research has began to problematize. Two EBA vessels that look the same may be made from very different clay and temper 'recipes', and may use different manufacturing techniques. Conversely , vessels of different types may share important features such as fabric and decoration in common. This PhD project will focus on the social and cultural implications of these similarities and differences that may be significant for interpreting identity and transformation through time, and understanding the ends and beginnings of traditions, rituals and beliefs.Key research questions will include, how do archaeologists understand the manufacturing process of EBA funerary vessels? Can new, more sophisticated classificatory frameworks based on construction evidence and context be devised? How were similarities and differences in the manufacture and treatment of EBA funerary vessels used to construct and project identities? What can EBA vessels reveal about the transmission of ceramic production techniques? How do the meanings of and use of EBA funerary vessels compare with the use of funerary vessels in the Middle Bronze Age (MBA)?The study will be based on a representative sample of the 450 complete (or restored) EBA vessels from funerary contexts in the British Museum collection (composed primarily of Beakers (c. 120 vessels), Food Vessels (c. 110), Collared Urns (c. 100) and accessory cups (c. 90), using macroscopic techniques in order to characterise fabric, and identify evidence of construction and decoration techniques. This will be enhanced further by analysis of a smaller targeted sample using scientific techniques.

对英国青铜时代早期（公元前2400 -1500年）陶瓷随葬器皿的制造进行研究。随葬品是这一时期有关仪式、社会习俗和身份的最常见和最重要的信息来源之一。通过考古学和实验考古学的方法来补充宏观检查，将比以前更深入地研究这些船只。该项目将直接涉及大英博物馆收藏的丰富考古材料。过去的陶瓷研究主要关注记录和研究完成的容器形式，而不是从陶工的角度（即“链操作”）研究生产过程。这些过去的研究也感知到了“传统”和“类型”之间的明显区别，最近的研究已经开始质疑。两个看起来相同的EBA容器可能由非常不同的粘土和回火“配方”制成，并且可能使用不同的制造技术。相反，不同类型的船只可能有共同的重要特征，如织物和装饰。这个博士项目将专注于这些相似性和差异的社会和文化意义，这些相似性和差异可能对解释身份和时间的转变，以及理解传统，仪式和信仰的结束和开始具有重要意义。关键的研究问题将包括，考古学家如何理解EBA丧葬器皿的制造过程？可以设计新的、更复杂的基于建筑证据和背景的分类框架吗？如何在制造和处理EBA丧葬船只用于建设和项目的身份的相似性和差异？关于陶瓷生产技术的传播，EBA船可以揭示什么？EBA随葬品的意义和用途与青铜器时代中期随葬品的用途相比如何？这项研究将基于大英博物馆收藏的450件完整（或修复）的EBA船只的代表性样本（主要由烧杯组成）。120容器），食品容器（C。110），Collared Urns（c. 100)和附属杯（c. 90），使用宏观技术，以识别织物，并确定建筑和装饰技术的证据。通过使用科学技术对较小的目标样本进行分析，将进一步加强这一点。