A Case for Coexistence of Different Potting Practices – Baltic Ware in Latvia
Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica – Natural Sciences in Archaeology 2021
Alise Gunnarsone, Baiba Dumpe, Vanda Visocka, Artūrs Brēķis

Latvia in the 11th–13th century poses a curious case for the coexistence of two different practices of Baltic ware production. The Baltic ware pots from lower reaches of the River Daugava and from the Courland region look not just stylistically, but also technologically different. Our paper assessed the production traces by using macro-observations, Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and extensive ethnographic material of Slavic pottery production of the 1900s, as well as using modern replicas as visual aids to assist in the identification of the principal coil attachment methods. The results showed that potters from the lower reaches of Daugava used the wheel’s rotation extensively during the shaping process of Baltic ware. The production of the pots required the potter to possess a level of technical skill which implied a level of professionalisation. Baltic ware from Courland was less technically complicated and used comparatively more of the methods of handmade pottery production.


Atslēgas vārdi
Interdisciplinary archaeology
DOI
10.24916/iansa.2021.2.9
Hipersaite
http://iansa.eu/papers/IANSA-2021-02-gunnarssone.pdf

Gunnarsone, A., Dumpe, B., Visocka, V., Brēķis, A. A Case for Coexistence of Different Potting Practices – Baltic Ware in Latvia. Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica – Natural Sciences in Archaeology, 2021, Vol. 12, No. 2, 235.-246.lpp. ISSN 1804-848X. e-ISSN 2336-1220. Pieejams: doi:10.24916/iansa.2021.2.9

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English (en)
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