Pots, houses and metal: technological relations at the Bronze Age tell at Százhalombatta, Hungary
Sofaer, Joanna (2006) Pots, houses and metal: technological relations at the Bronze Age tell at Százhalombatta, Hungary. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 25, (2), 127-147. (doi:10.1111/j.1468-0092.2006.00253.x).
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At the Bronze Age tell of Százhalombatta, Hungary, techniques used for making pottery echo those used in other media. Pottery and architecture have a close relationship. Not only were both made of clay, but methods of making pots echo those used for building. Similarly, pottery and metalwork share common themes and technologies for working with clay and bronze. Since choices made by potters are not solely confined to the environment, raw materials and tools, but are also socially and culturally defined, by implication the transfer of know-how must be situated within social networks between people. This paper considers how the identification of technical relationships between different media at Százhalombatta can be used to explore social relations in Bronze Age society, thereby suggesting relationships that work on both technical and social levels.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0262-5253 (print) |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Humanities > Archaeology |
| Item ID: | 48159 |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Aug 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Feb 2012 11:16 |
| Contributors: | Sofaer, Joanna (Author) |
| Date: | May 2006 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | jrsd@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/48159 |
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