Ceramic technology of the Asurini do Xingu, Brazil: An ethnoarchaeological study of artifact variability
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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20/10/2012
20/10/2012
2008
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Resumo |
This article presents some of the results of ethnoarchaeological research on ceramic technology I have conducted among the Asurini do Xingu, an Amazonian indigenous population inhabiting a village in the margins of the Xingu River, Para, Brazil. Based on collected data, presented throughout the article, I discuss the reasons behind the formal, quantitative, spatial and relational variability of the Asurini ceramic vessels. This work will demonstrate that these distinct dimensions of variability are related to the potters` technological choices during the vessels` production process, the ceramic teaching-learning structure, and the type, frequency, method and context of use of the same vessels. I try to make clear the different practical and symbolic aspects that may influence the production, use, reuse, storage and discard processes of the vessels. Furthermore, I compare the Asurini context with other ethnographic contexts and try to distinguish regularities that may serve as interpretative references to the study of archaeological ceramic assemblages. |
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JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD AND THEORY, v.15, n.3, p.217-265, 2008 1072-5369 http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/32202 10.1007/s10816-008-9054-8 |
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eng |
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SPRINGER |
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Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory |
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restrictedAccess Copyright SPRINGER |
Palavras-Chave | #ethnoarchaeology #Amazon #Asurini do Xingu #pottery production and use #POTTERS #STYLE #Anthropology #Archaeology |
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