Open AccessBetween the Hearth and the Store
Author(s) -
Juan Jesús Padilla Fernández,
Eva Alarcón García,
Alejandra García,
Luis Arboledas Martínez,
Auxilio Moreno Onorato,
Francisco Contreras Cortés,
Linda Chapón
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
documenta praehistorica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1854-2492
pISSN - 1408-967X
DOI - 10.4312/dp.47.17
Subject(s) - pottery , bronze age , hearth , archaeology , peninsula , settlement (finance) , geography , bronze , history , ancient history , business , finance , payment
Research into the Bronze Age on the south-eastern Iberian Peninsula has always occupied a pre-eminent position in the archaeological discipline. Although we can state that there is a certain degree of scientific unity regarding the main cultural features of that period, few studies have focused on the social and technological process involved in the manufacture of pottery vessels. This paper aims to remedy that situation. To do this, we provide the results obtained from the technical analysis of the pottery vessels used in two activities essential to human survival – food storage and processing – in the Bronze Age settlement of Peñalosa (2086–1450 cal BC). At the same time, the macroscopic identification of the technological patterns developed in the tasks of manufacturing earthenware jars and pots allows us to reflect on the significance of the concept of specialization in the Argar Culture.