Typology vs. Technology: theoretical and methodological frameworks for studying tools in Serbian prehistoric archaeology
Апстракт
Throughout the 20th century, Serbian prehistoric archaeology was preoccupied with problems related to the relative and absolute chronology, culture contacts and influences, studied predominantly through the analyses of pottery styles. Everyday tools, produced from lithic and osseous raw materials, were largely left aside, furthermore, lithic and osseous assemblages were often selectively collected during excavations. Bone industry was more affected because of the lack of systematic zooarchaeological analyses – broken tools, tools without conspicuous morphology and traces of use, manufacture debris, were often not recognised during field work and not collected. Even when collected and analysed, lithic and osseous assemblages were only briefly described in excavation reports, and simply classified into arbitrary morphological types. Within past two or three decades, the situation changed gradually, and an approach based on technology, widely adopted in other European archaeological tradi...tions, began to be applied in Serbian prehistoric archaeology. The lithic artefacts were the first to gain more attention, and functional, technological criteria and raw materials were included in analyses, while the bone industry followed at somewhat slower pace. The technological approach is used more in the Neolithic archaeology, while assemblages from metal ages are still not sufficiently included in systematic researches. In this paper will be provided an overview of the history of research of tools from different materials, and approach based on the study of technological aspects will be discussed. The author in particular advocates the technological approach based on the works by French authors (including A. Leroi-Gourhan, P. Lemonnier – concepts of chaîne opératoire, technological systems, multiple technologies), but also with more recent theoretical frameworks included.
Кључне речи:
prehistoric technology / praistorijska arheologija / praistorijska tehnologija / history of research - archaeology / praistorijska arheologijaИзвор:
28th EAA Annual Meeting (Budapest, Hungary, 31st Aug. – 3rd Sept. 2022) : Abstract Book, 2022, 660-660Издавач:
- Prague : European Association of Archaeologists
Напомена:
- https://www.e-a-a.org/eaa2022/ [javascript://[Uploaded files/EAA 2022/EAA 2022 Abstract Book 27 August.pdf]]
Институција/група
Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - CONF AU - Vitezović, Selena PY - 2022 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1571 AB - Throughout the 20th century, Serbian prehistoric archaeology was preoccupied with problems related to the relative and absolute chronology, culture contacts and influences, studied predominantly through the analyses of pottery styles. Everyday tools, produced from lithic and osseous raw materials, were largely left aside, furthermore, lithic and osseous assemblages were often selectively collected during excavations. Bone industry was more affected because of the lack of systematic zooarchaeological analyses – broken tools, tools without conspicuous morphology and traces of use, manufacture debris, were often not recognised during field work and not collected. Even when collected and analysed, lithic and osseous assemblages were only briefly described in excavation reports, and simply classified into arbitrary morphological types. Within past two or three decades, the situation changed gradually, and an approach based on technology, widely adopted in other European archaeological traditions, began to be applied in Serbian prehistoric archaeology. The lithic artefacts were the first to gain more attention, and functional, technological criteria and raw materials were included in analyses, while the bone industry followed at somewhat slower pace. The technological approach is used more in the Neolithic archaeology, while assemblages from metal ages are still not sufficiently included in systematic researches. In this paper will be provided an overview of the history of research of tools from different materials, and approach based on the study of technological aspects will be discussed. The author in particular advocates the technological approach based on the works by French authors (including A. Leroi-Gourhan, P. Lemonnier – concepts of chaîne opératoire, technological systems, multiple technologies), but also with more recent theoretical frameworks included. PB - Prague : European Association of Archaeologists C3 - 28th EAA Annual Meeting (Budapest, Hungary, 31st Aug. – 3rd Sept. 2022) : Abstract Book T1 - Typology vs. Technology: theoretical and methodological frameworks for studying tools in Serbian prehistoric archaeology EP - 660 SP - 660 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1571 ER -
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Vitezović, S.. (2022). Typology vs. Technology: theoretical and methodological frameworks for studying tools in Serbian prehistoric archaeology. in 28th EAA Annual Meeting (Budapest, Hungary, 31st Aug. – 3rd Sept. 2022) : Abstract Book Prague : European Association of Archaeologists., 660-660. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1571
Vitezović S. Typology vs. Technology: theoretical and methodological frameworks for studying tools in Serbian prehistoric archaeology. in 28th EAA Annual Meeting (Budapest, Hungary, 31st Aug. – 3rd Sept. 2022) : Abstract Book. 2022;:660-660. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1571 .
Vitezović, Selena, "Typology vs. Technology: theoretical and methodological frameworks for studying tools in Serbian prehistoric archaeology" in 28th EAA Annual Meeting (Budapest, Hungary, 31st Aug. – 3rd Sept. 2022) : Abstract Book (2022):660-660, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1571 .