Pottery Network: "Pots equal people? Connecting pottery and identity making"
Based on the case study of Greek import vessels in Celtic contexts presented by Ruben Wehrheim, we will discuss how archaeological finds can be used as evidence for cultural assimiliation, and in which cases these finds can guide or mislead the archaeological interpretation.
Literature
Berry, J. W. (2009) “A critique of critical acculturation” International Journal of Intercultural Relations 33. Pp: 361-371
Cruz, M. D. (2011) “Pots are pots, not people:” material culture and ethnic identity in the Banda Area (Ghana),
nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Krausse, D. (2001) “ Komos und Kottabos am Hohenasperg? Überlegungen zur Funktion mediterraner Importgefässe des 6 : und 5. Jahrhunderts aus Südwestdeutschland.“ Published in Die Hydria von Grächwil. Zur Funktion und Rezeption mediterraner Importe in Mitteleuropa im 6. und 5. Jahrhundert v.Chr. Akten Internationales Kolloquium Universität Bern 12. - 13. Oktober 2001. Bern: Bernisches Historisches Museum. Pp: 193-201
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Contact:
Mette Bangsborg Thuesen
Andrea Valsecchi Gillmeister
pottery@berliner-antike-kolleg.org
Zeit & Ort
25.08.2022 | 17:30 - 19:00
Freie Universität Berlin
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14195 Berlin
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