The ethnoarchaeology of pottery tempers in the bolivian AmazonTwo indigenous traditions of paste recipes with preparations of freshwater sponge, pottery sherds, bone, and turtle shell
The ethnoarchaeology of pottery tempers in the bolivian Amazon
Two indigenous traditions of paste recipes with preparations of freshwater sponge, pottery sherds, bone, and turtle shell

dc.contributor.author | García-Soto, Lesly | |
dc.contributor.author | Jaimes Betancourt, Carla | |
dc.contributor.author | Mariano Rodrigues, Igor M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-08T09:05:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-08-08T09:05:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 14.10.2024 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/13326 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | de |
dc.format.extent | 30 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.rights | Namensnennung 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Amazonian archaeology | |
dc.subject | Amazonian pottery | |
dc.subject | Chaîne opératoire | |
dc.subject | ceramic ecology | |
dc.subject | Cauixi | |
dc.subject | Tsimane’ | |
dc.subject | Cayubaba | |
dc.subject | Llanos de Moxos | |
dc.subject | Arqueología amazónica | |
dc.subject | cerámica amazónica | |
dc.subject | ecología cerámica | |
dc.subject.ddc | 930 Alte Geschichte, Archäologie | |
dc.title | The ethnoarchaeology of pottery tempers in the bolivian Amazon | |
dc.title.alternative | Two indigenous traditions of paste recipes with preparations of freshwater sponge, pottery sherds, bone, and turtle shell | |
dc.type | Wissenschaftlicher Artikel | |
dc.publisher.name | Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group | |
dc.publisher.location | London | |
dc.rights.accessRights | openAccess | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume | 2024, vol. 16 | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue | iss. 2 | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart | 332 | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend | 360 | |
dc.relation.doi | https://doi.org/10.1080/19442890.2024.2411176 | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle | Ethnoarchaeology | |
ulbbn.pubtype | Zweitveröffentlichung | |
dc.version | publishedVersion | |
ulbbn.sponsorship.oaUnifund | OA-Förderung Universität Bonn |
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