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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.

Verqueerte Identitäten?

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Verqueerte Identitäten? Sistenich, Sascha Sascha Sistenich untersucht die biografischen (Re-)Konstruktionen queerer Lebensverläufe und Erzählungen von geschlechtlichen Möglichkeiten, Erfahrungs und Existenzweisen nichtbinärer und genderqueerer Akteur:innen. Diese werden zu Gestaltungsprozessen von Übergängen im Lebenslauf und sozialen Praktiken zur Subjektivierung des Selbst sowie zum Aufbau von Resilienz analysiert. Anhand von Interviews werden geschlechtliche Möglichkeiten, Erfahrungs- und Existenzweisen, die mit den sozialen Lebenswelten nichtbinärer Subjekte einhergehen, methodisch rekonstruiert: Wie verstehen, gestalten und (er)leben die Akteur:innen Geschlechtlichkeit und welche geschlechtlichen Selbstverständnisse und Selbstbil dungsprozesse zeigen sie? Wie gestalten sich gesellschaftliche und soziale Bedingungen und Verhältnisse, die eine Intelligibilität unterschiedlicher Geschlechtlichkeiten ermöglichen oder verhindern? Diese Studie möchte einen Beitrag zu einem besseren Verständnis geschlechtlicher Vielfalt und einer möglichen grundlegenden Veränderung sowie der Anfechtung hetero- sowie cis-endo-normativer Zweigeschlechtlichkeit leisten.

A Logogram for WAX “Grey Fox” in Maya Hieroglyphic Writing

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT

A Logogram for WAX “Grey Fox” in Maya Hieroglyphic Writing Prager, Christian M. A new Maya hieroglyphic sign for "fox" has been identified. The discovery, which represents the term wax 'fox', complements the previously known signs for "dog" and "fox".

Yet Another “Decipherment” of the Isthmian Writing₂ System

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Yet Another “Decipherment” of the Isthmian Writing₂ System Vonk, Thomas The qW << 0:1 condition hypothesis is formulated as an estimating quick test for the feasibility of a structurally unique and therefore uncontroversial decipherment
of a given morpho-phonographic writing₂ system. In order to support this hypothesis it is shown that – beside the “Epi-Olmec decipherment” by Justeson and Kaufman (1993) based on pre-proto-Zoquean and despite the claim of the same authors that the data does not fit a Mayan language model – it is also possible to consistently “identify” the language behind the Isthmian writing₂ texts as proto-Huastecan. The conclusion is thus that there is no epigraphic evidence for the Mixe-Zoque hypothesis (i. e. that the Olmecs and/or the so-called Epi-Olmecs spoke a Mixe-Zoquean language).
After giving a general introduction into the fi eld, the main treatise has a bipartite structure: Chapter 2 is the overriding part and deals with the above-mentioned topics, while the appendix – actually a separate paper (and as such it will be presented) – contains the “decipherment” of the Isthmian writing₂ system based on the “Huastecan hypothesis” presented as a what-if study (videlicet what if the author were unaware of the arguments discussed in ch. 2).

Publikationen

The ethnoarchaeology of pottery tempers in the bolivian Amazon

Verqueerte Identitäten?

A Logogram for WAX “Grey Fox” in Maya Hieroglyphic Writing

Yet Another “Decipherment” of the Isthmian Writing2 System

Yet Another “Decipherment” of the Isthmian Writing₂ System