Landscape Identity and Pottery
Conference Year
January 2019
Abstract
Human cultures cultivate identity in part through interactions with their physical environment. Through the raw components of ceramic production, primarily paint and temper used in vessels, this poster examines where ancient people choice to gather materials and what aspects of their environment contribute to their cultural identity. This study emphasizes value of material through an ethnographic perspective over a modern perspective, where efficiency of production and durability are key attributes.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Scott Van Keuren
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Arts and Sciences
Second Student College
College of Arts and Sciences
Program/Major
Anthropology
Second Program/Major
Geology
Primary Research Category
Social Sciences
Secondary Research Category
Arts & Humanities
Landscape Identity and Pottery
Human cultures cultivate identity in part through interactions with their physical environment. Through the raw components of ceramic production, primarily paint and temper used in vessels, this poster examines where ancient people choice to gather materials and what aspects of their environment contribute to their cultural identity. This study emphasizes value of material through an ethnographic perspective over a modern perspective, where efficiency of production and durability are key attributes.