Institut für Archäologie und Kulturanthropologie (IAK)

Amna porin pen komo niritho kuknontho = As imagens das antigas produções de nossos anciões

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Amna porin pen komo niritho kuknontho = As imagens das antigas produções de nossos anciões Morais Mariano Rodrigues, Igor; Xamen Wai Wai, Jaime; Jaimes Betancourt, Carla; Cascon, Leandro Matthews; Machado Dias Jr., Carlos This bilingual catalog (Waiwai and Portuguese) is the result of the collaborative project, "Heritage and Territoriality: Past, Present, and Future Perceptions among the Tacana, Tsimane', Mosetén, and Waiwai." It contains images and information on 312 artifacts held in two European museums: the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg and the Museum of Ethnology in Dresden. These materials were obtained in the early nineteenth century and at various times throughout the twentieth century. One of the project goals was to engage the Waiwai community, ensuring access to cultural materials belonging to their ancestors that have long been kept far from their territories, and to create a meaningful digital bridge connecting the community with these collections.

The ethnoarchaeology of pottery tempers in the bolivian Amazon

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The ethnoarchaeology of pottery tempers in the bolivian Amazon García-Soto, Lesly; Jaimes Betancourt, Carla; Mariano Rodrigues, Igor M. This article integrates ethnoarchaeological investigations of the pottery chaîne opératoire from two research projects conducted with Indigenous peoples of the Llanos de Moxos region in the Bolivian Amazon. Two distinct technological traditions of pottery temper are documented: freshwater sponge temper (cauixi) used by Cayubaba potters and ground turtle shell, bone, and pottery sherds employed by Tsimane’ potters. Substantial information is provided on the composition of the distinctive tempers and pastes, the origin of materials, and their preparation, careful mixing into different recipes, and appearance in the finished product. Pottery temper and clay paste recipes distinguish the identity of potters within and between technological traditions in the region. Furthermore, this study contributes to the developing understanding of the importance of ceramics in Amazonian Indigenous ontologies. New questions and challenges are raised for the analysis of archaeological ceramics in Amazonia, one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse regions of the world.; Este artículo integra investigaciones etnoarqueológicas sobre la cadena operatoria cerámica de dos proyectos de investigación desarrollados con pueblos indígenas de los Llanos de Moxos, en la Amazonia boliviana. Se documentan dos tradiciones tecnológicas alfareras con distintos temperantes: esponja de agua dulce (cauixi) utilizada por alfareros Cayubaba y caparazón de tortuga molido, hueso y tiestos cerámicos empleados por alfareros Tsimane’. Estos ejemplos proporcionan información sustancial sobre composición de temperantes y pastas, el origen, preparación y cuidadosa mezcla de materiales en diferentes recetas, y apariencia en el producto final. Las recetas de temperantes y pastas distinguen la identidad de alfareros dentro y entre tradiciones tecnológicas de la región. Además, este estudio contribuye a la comprensión de la importancia de la cerámica en las ontologías indígenas amazónicas. Plantea nuevas cuestiones y retos para el análisis de cerámica arqueológica en la Amazonia, una de las regiones con mayor diversidad cultural y lingüística del mundo.

Further Insights into a Late Classic Maya Relief Panel of Unknown Provenance, Repatriated to Mexico in 2025

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Further Insights into a Late Classic Maya Relief Panel of Unknown Provenance, Repatriated to Mexico in 2025 Prager, Christian M.; Grothe, Antje This contribution presents new insights into a Late Classic Maya limestone relief panel of unknown provenance, repatriated to Mexico in 2025. The artifact, intricately carved and culturally significant, likely originated in the Puuc region of the northern Maya lowlands and dates to between 600 and 900 CE. After decades in a private collection in Chicago, the fragment was voluntarily returned to Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) by the heirs of the Sullivan family, in collaboration with the National Museum of Mexican Art. Through extensive provenance research and a close study of the unpublished archive of the late Maya scholar Karl Herbert Mayer (1944-2025), the authors reconstruct the object's post-discovery trajectory and original appearance. Mayer's personal archive—now housed at the University of Bonn as part of the Text Database and Dictionary of Classic Mayan project—includes a previously overlooked photograph showing the complete panel prior to its division. Iconographic and stylistic analysis suggests the panel once formed part of a larger architectural ensemble and shares notable affinities with a second, similarly unprovenanced relief now in the Seattle Art Museum. The study highlights the panel's ceremonial iconography and explores its likely function as a sculpted door element within a temple or palace structure. Beyond its art-historical contributions, the article reflects on the challenges of so-called "partial repatriation" and underscores the enduring importance of archival research in reconstructing fragmented cultural histories. The voluntary return of the panel stands as a significant precedent for ethical stewardship, scholarly collaboration, and the dignified reintegration of cultural heritage.

BOM!

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

BOM! Rattunde, Naomi; Momme Holtmann, Thilo; Hirzel, Simon; Braun Carrasco, Claudia; Dizbay, Asena; Brass, Jana; Conrad, Claire; Grana-Behrens, Daniel; Jaimes Betancourt, Carla; Riemann, Anne-Marit; Adams, Wiebke; Langmann, Jeannine; Delißen, Lea; Hermann, Darja; Muravyeva, Anastasia; Cipolletti, María Susana; Recknagel, Sven; León Gabriel, Doris; Pellegrini Romero, Bruna; Pawlak, Katharina; Dreessen, Yannick; Valencia C., Jhon J.; Xool, Jesús Alfredo Euan; Labischinski, Ilja; Schacht, Marlisa; Berrío Domínguez, Daniela; Staab, Stefanie; León-Chinchilla, Yhon; Molina, Joaquín; Villanueva, Juan; Hohnhorst, Alex Grana-Behrens, Daniel; Noack, Karoline Mit diesem Band präsentiert das BASA-Museum eine Auswahl an Objektporträts aus der Bonner Amerikas-Sammlung der Universität Bonn, die in den Jahren von 2018 bis 2021 von Studierenden und Forschenden der Abteilung für Altamerikanistik und Ethnologie erarbeitet und unter der Rubrik BOM!, BASA-Objekt des Monats, bereits auf der Webseite des BASA-Museums vorgestellt wurden.